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Fitch warns banks
US retail sales top forecasts, Fitch warns it may be forced to downgrade dozens of banks, Hollywood studios offer writers a new deal, China surprises with rate cuts, Apple to start paying out millions in ‘BatteryGate’ lawsuit, and Tesla launches $10K cheaper Model X & S…
'The Big Short' redux?
‘The Big Short’ Michael Burry makes big bet against the market, USB to pay $1.4 billion over fraud in mortgage-backed securities, Russia calls emergency key rate meeting as Ruble plummets, near-term inflation outlook lowest since 2021, and DeSantis urges Iger to accept end of ‘special privileges’…
Luxury mega-merger
US CPI posts smallest back-to-back increases in 2 years, China slams Biden’s order limiting overseas tech investment, Tapestry and Capri announce luxury mega-merger, TV giants clash over NBA/NHL/MLB games as rights up for grabs, and Disney+ loses millions of subscribers as content purge continues…
WeWork: Rise & Fall
WeWork tumbles, ESPN getting into sports betting with Penn, Wall Street WhatsApp, texting fines exceed $2.5B, shares drop as Moody’s cuts ratings of US banks, and UPS job searches surge after $170K driver pay union deal… Stocks rebound from a losing week, North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker, Campbell acquires Rao’s sauces for $2.7B, Yellow files for bankruptcy shedding 30K jobs, and Paypal unveils dollar-baked stablecoin on Ethereum…
Optimism returns to boardrooms
Wall Street forecasts project profit recession ends next quarter, Berkshire Hathaway’s cash pile approaches $150 billion, Texas power prices surge 800% in searing heat, month four with no end in sight for Hollywood strike, and ‘Barbie’ reaches $1 billion at the box office…