The Brutalist Report

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• Market Extra: Pfizer borrows $31 billion in mega bond deal as debt issuance picks up ahead of debt-ceiling deadline [1156d]
• Econofact: U.S. taxpayers are paying for yet another manufactured debt-ceiling crisis — and not for the last time [1156d]
• : Manchester United stock jumps on improved Sheikh Jassim offer [1156d]
• MarketWatch First Take: Congress and tech seem open to regulating AI efforts, but that doesn’t mean it will happen [1156d]
• Your Digital Self: This is how AI conquers humans: trapping us in its robotic ‘echo chamber’ with no escape [1156d]
• : United Launch Alliance eyes first Vulcan rocket launch later this year [1156d]
• The Conversation: War rooms and bailouts: How banks and the Fed are preparing for a U.S. default and the chaos expected to follow [1156d]
• Market Extra: Nasdaq is leading the Dow by the widest margin since 1991 as blue-chip gauge erases 2023 gain. Is that a good sign? [1156d]
• Crypto: Crypto industry insiders react to DOJ’s crackdown on potential fraud [1156d]
• : Container Store doesn’t foresee sales growth after Bed Bath & Beyond closures, stock plunges [1156d]
• : SEC charges 10 microcaps with securities-related violations [1156d]
• Personal Finance Daily: Spare a thought for flight attendants this summer and the IRS will launch free tax-filing pilot in 2024, but TurboTax, H&R Block and Republicans are opposed [1156d]
• : Tesla’s Elon Musk expects ‘a year of difficulty’ for the global economy [1156d]
• The Moneyist: I received $225,000 from the 9/11 Compensation Fund after being diagnosed with lung cancer. How should I save and invest it? [1156d]
• : Lyft chair Logan Green ‘bears particular responsibility’ for driver-safety concerns, say shareholders opposing his re-election [1156d]
• Banking: Wells Fargo resolves shareholder suit with $1 billion payment [1156d]
• Project Syndicate: There’s still time to ‘sell in May and go away’ if higher inflation sticks around [1156d]
• Key Words: Comcast is ‘more likely than not’ to sell Hulu stake to Disney next year, CEO says [1156d]
• The Tell: Why stock-market bears are inadvertently supporting a rally despite some bad news [1156d]
• TaxWatch: IRS will launch free tax-filing pilot program during the 2024 tax filing season [1156d]
• Commodities Corner: Here’s what might lead to a spike in gasoline prices this summer [1156d]
• : Blue Apron’s stock soars on news of deal that eases funding pressures [1156d]
• The Ratings Game: ‘Less ugly’ PC market could turn around by end of year as AMD and Intel shed inventory: analyst [1156d]
• Market Extra: ‘Survival of the strongest’: How pandemic-era shifts may upend market’s recession narrative [1156d]
• : Why Microsoft is giving away a Zune MP3 player that’s 15 years old — and may not work [1156d]