What I Am Reading
Thursday, February 8, 2024
Markets
- Stocks Notch New Record in Broad RallyWall Street Journal
- Investors Are Almost Always Wrong About the Fed on Interest RatesWall Street Journal
- David Einhorn Says Markets ‘Fundamentally Broken’ By Passive, Quant InvestingBloomberg
- Oil rises for a fourth day after U.S. kills militant commander in Iraq, Israel rejects Hamas proposalCNBC
Central banks
US
- The Confusingly Strong Economy Told in Three StoriesWall Street Journal
- US Initial Jobless Claims Drop for the First Time in Three WeeksBloomberg
- US driving hits new record in 2023, topping pre-COVID levelsReuters
- How the Rockefellers and Billionaire Donors Pressured Biden on LNG ExportsWall Street Journal
- Small Businesses Must Now Report Ownership Information to the Government. But Many Don’t Know About it.Wall Street Journal
China
Geopolitics & trade
- U.S. Drone Strike Kills Iraq Militia Leader Behind Deadly Attack on American BaseWall Street Journal
- A Minor Miracle on Steel TariffsWall Street Journal
- Top U.S. Venture Firms Funded Blacklisted Chinese Companies, House Committee SaysWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Retail:J.Crew expands metaverse effort with Apple Vision Pro styling appChain Store Age
- Retail:Lowe’s launching virtual kitchen design for Apple Vision Pro devicesChain Store Age
- Shipping:Logistics Operators See a Shipping-Market Rebound Taking ShapeWall Street Journal
- Tech:Google Matches ChatGPT With New Chatbot SubscriptionWall Street Journal
- Tech:Google Gemini AI launches in new app, subscriptionCNBC