What I Am Reading
Saturday, May 20, 2023
Markets
- Stocks Fall to End Week After Debt-Ceiling Talks PauseWall Street Journal
Central banks
G-7
US
- Opinion | Will The U.S. Economy Pull Off a ‘Soft Landing’?New York Times
- White House, Republican team say no progress in debt ceiling talksCNBC
- Debt-Ceiling Standoff Could Start a Recession, But Default Would Be WorseWall Street Journal
- Why Biden should just abolish the unconstitutional debt ceilingThe Hill
China
- Xi Jinping’s Succession Problem—and China’sWall Street Journal
- China's exports to North Korea surge in AprilReuters
India
Geopolitics & trade
Industries & companies
- Autos:Midsize pickup trucks become latest auto battlegroundCNBC
- Autos:Auto Dealers Finally Have Cars to Sell AgainWall Street Journal
- Autos:How Will We Know When Self-Driving Cars Are Safe? When They Can Handle the World’s Worst DriversWall Street Journal
- Banks:America’s Biggest Bank Is Everywhere—and It Isn’t Done GrowingWall Street Journal
- Media:Why Disney pulled out of a $1 billion investment in Florida amid DeSantis feudVox
- Media:Disney’s Star Wars Hotel Was Too Much—Even for Star Wars FansWall Street Journal
Technology
- The New Everyday Reality of Service RobotsWall Street Journal