What I Am Reading
Thursday, February 23, 2023
Energy
- Natural-Gas Prices Plunge, and Drillers Dial BackWall Street Journal
- Analysis: Healthy gas storage warms Europe, but not enoughReuters
- Russian Oil Is Still Flowing, and That Is What the West WantsWall Street Journal
Global
- Biden to Nominate Former Mastercard Executive Ajay Banga to Lead World BankWall Street Journal
Central banks
Food
- Mounting Cost of Bird Flu: 48 Million Dead Chickens and Some Very Expensive EggsWall Street Journal
- Brazil Suspends Beef Exports to China After Finding Mad-Cow DiseaseWall Street Journal
US
- Economy Showing Strength in Early 2023 After Last Quarter’s GDP Gain Revised Modestly LowerWall Street Journal
- U.S. weekly jobless claims fall ; fourth-quarter growth trimmedReuters
- 'Stubborn' food inflation leaves U.S. shoppers with slim appetite for other goodsReuters
- U.S. Aims to Create Semiconductor Manufacturing Clusters With Chips Act FundsWall Street Journal
- Despite Tech Layoffs and Housing Slowdown, San Francisco’s Real-Estate Market Creeps Back to LifeWall Street Journal
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Autos:Rolls-Royce shares soar after annual results crush expectationsCNBC
- Autos:Lordstown halts production of EV Endurance trucks to fix issuesCNBC
- Financials:Financials may get more love amid sustained higher interest ratesCNBC
- Financials:Wells Fargo lays off mortgage bankers after some get California perkCNBC
Technology
- Chip Makers See ChatGPT Stirring Strong Demand for Advanced ProcessorsWall Street Journal
Beyond markets
- Opinion | Arguing About Masks and MandatesNew York Times
- Don’t be fooled — the FTX fiasco was preventableThe Hill
- Is it time for a four-day work week? Bernie Sanders thinks so.Vox
- The SEC Is Starting a Massive Database of Every Stock TradeCato Institute
- Hundreds of Energy Department Officials Hold Stocks Related to Agency’s Work Despite WarningsWall Street Journal