What I Am Reading
Thursday, January 18, 2024
Markets
US I
- Consumers Start 2024 on Strong Footing After a Jolly HolidayWall Street Journal
- How the American Shopper Silenced DoubtersWall Street Journal
- The white-collar class derided mass layoffs among the blue-collar workers. It's about to feel their painNY Post
- Google CEO says job cuts needed in 2024 to serve ‘ambitious goals’CNBC
US II
China
Geopolitics & trade
- Putin’s Warped Wartime Economy, as Seen Through a Carton of EggsWall Street Journal
- China widens South America trade highway with Silk Road mega portReuters
- The U.S. Plan for a Postwar Middle East Isn’t Gaining Much TractionWall Street Journal
- Johnson optimistic after Biden meeting: 'We have some consensus'CNBC
Industries & companies
- Autos:EV Sales Run Out of Juice in Europe as Germans Tighten BeltsWall Street Journal
- Cruise Lines:As the Icon of the Seas Launches, Some Passengers Prefer Smaller, Older, Cheaper CruisesWall Street Journal
- Energy:Companies Are Snapping Up New Clean-Energy Tax CreditsWall Street Journal
- Pharma:Drugmakers Raise Prices of Ozempic, Mounjaro and Hundreds of Other DrugsWall Street Journal
- Pharma:Weight loss drugs: Boehringer Ingelheim, Terns, Viking may join marketCNBC
- Tech:One of Biden’s Favorite Chip Projects Is Facing New DelaysWall Street Journal
- Tech:Apple avoid ban by selling latest watches without blood oxygen featureCNBC