A giant tuna was auctioned for 36 million yen ($275,000) in the ceremonial first sale of the new year at Tokyo’s Toyosu fish market, marking the first gain in four years and signaling that consumers are returning to spend in restaurants and bars.
Economist Campbell Harvey has had a winning track record since he showed in his dissertation at the University of Chicago decades ago that the shape of the bond yield curve was linked to the path of US economic activity.
(Bloomberg) — Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and CVS Health Corp. plan to seek US certification to dispense the abortion pill, moves that could dramatically widen access to thousands of pharmacies in the parts of the country where abortion remains legal.
French President Emmanuel Macron told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy that France would provide armored combat vehicles to Ukrainian troops, and President Joe Biden confirmed the US may send its Bradley Fighting Vehicles.
With Kevin McCarthy repeatedly failing to win his bid for US House speaker, even some of his Republican allies are looking for a possible successor.
Chinese shares are off to a strong start in 2023, putting behind a dismal year as fears of isolationist policies give way to signs of an economic powerhouse turning friendlier to both the outside world and its own entrepreneurs.
(Bloomberg) — T-Mobile US Inc. reported preliminary wireless subscriber growth for the fourth quarter that slightly beat analysts’ estimates.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is pushing back on Binance.US’s plan to buy bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital in a deal valued at about $1 billion, according to a bankruptcy court filing.
(Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. is laying off more than 17,000 employees — a significantly bigger number than previously planned — in the latest sign that a technology slump is deepening, according to the Wall Street Journal.
First Lady Jill Biden will undergo an outpatient procedure next week to remove a small lesion found during a skin cancer screening, White House physician Kevin O’Connor said in a statement on Wednesday.
