Tag Archives: News

Front Page: Wall Street Journal – July 28, 2022

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GDP Projected to Rise Slightly, Held Back by Inflation

The economy expanded very modestly in the second quarter, economists estimate, as the housing market sagged under higher mortgage rates and consumers coped with soaring inflation.64 min read

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Morning News: Russia Cuts Nord Stream 1 Gas Flow, SSRI Drugs, Dakar

Russia cut the gas flowing through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline by half in what many see as retaliation for Europe’s support of Ukraine. EU energy ministers fear further cuts as winter approaches.

A new research review suggests the decades-long reliance on SSRIs to treat depression was based on a false premise. And why Dakar’s plant vendors show such high levels of trust.

Front Page: Wall Street Journal – July 26, 2022

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Investors Look Beyond Expected Fed Rate Rise

After Wednesday’s policy meeting, which is expected to result in 0.75-percentage-point rate increase, attention is likely to turn to how the central bank signals its course of action for September and beyond.5 min read

China Targeted Fed to Build Informant Network, Probe Says

The investigation by Senate Republicans found that the decadelong effort included threatening to imprison a Fed economist during a trip to Shanghai unless he agreed to provide nonpublic economic data.

Morning News: Ukraine Grain Deal Missile Strike, Tunisia Vote, Formula 1

Missile strikes on the port of Odessa have dimmed hopes for a UN-brokered deal to get Ukraine’s grain on the move.

We ask what chances it may still have. Tunisia’s constitutional referendum looks destined to formalise a march back to the autocratic rule it shook off during the Arab Spring. And how Formula 1 is looking to crack America. 

Sunday Morning: Stories And News From Zurich, London, Tokyo & Reykjavík

Our weekend programme comes live from Monocle’s radio studio in Zürich, where Tyler Brûlé and a panel of special-guest thought leaders discuss key topics in front of a studio audience.

Front Page View: The New York Times – July 24, 2022

On the Docket: Atlanta v. Trumpworld

Eighteen months into a criminal investigation of election interference by Donald J. Trump and his allies, a Georgia prosecutor is beginning to show the broad contours of her inquiry.

After Parkland, One Question Remains: What Is Justice?

Four years after the Hoyers lost their youngest child in the Florida school shooting, a jury will decide whether the killer should get the death penalty. The Hoyers had to decide, too.

By AUDRA D. S. BURCH and SCOTT MCINTYRE

Front Page: WSJ Weekend Edition – July 23, 2022

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Signs Inflation Has Peaked Offer Little Hope of Quick Fall

Falling commodity prices, bond yields and inflation expectations fuel optimism on price pressures.

Apple, Amazon, Meta Highlight Tech-Heavy Earnings Week

Companies from Coca-Cola to McDonald’s will share insights on inflation, supply chain and consumers