What I Am Reading
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Markets
- Stocks Extend Rally, Boosted by AI OptimismWall Street Journal
- All Is Quiet in Oil Markets—for NowWall Street Journal
Central banks
US
- US existing home sales slump to more than 13-year low, prices accelerateReuters
- Houses Too Expensive to Buy Underpin Lofty RentsWall Street Journal
- Rising US debt stokes calls in Congress for special fiscal commissionReuters
- 'Funflation' drives sporting event ticket prices up a whopping 25%CNBC
- Opinion | Subscriptions Create Sneaky Sticker ShockNew York Times
- The success of the expanded child tax credit reveals the failure of phase-insVox
Europe
China
Geopolitics & trade
- U.S. Warns Iran Is Weighing Sending Short-Range Missiles to RussiaWall Street Journal
- Israel, Hamas Near Hostage Deal as Gaza Fighting IntensifiesWall Street Journal
- China Steps Up Support for Palestinian Cause in Challenge to U.S. Mideast PolicyWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Autos:Ford Downsizes Plan for Michigan Battery Factory, Citing Slower EV DemandWall Street Journal
- Autos:Ford scales back EV battery plant in MichiganCNBC
Artificial Intelligence
- OpenAI’s Ineffective Altruists vs. Sam AltmanWall Street Journal
- OpenAI Is a Mess. So What Happens to ChatGPT Now?Wall Street Journal
Corporate finance
- Blackstone Nears $2.5 Billion Deal to Buy Software Developer CivicaWall Street Journal