Global Economic Leaders Confront A New Era of Industrial Policy

U.S. announces new export controls on China's chip industry

The United States on Monday launched its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry, curbing exports to 140 companies.

NBC News - 10h

An extraordinary global economy will require extraordinary agility

Policymakers need to adjust their approaches including through pre-emptive negotiations with the incoming US administration

Financial Times - 12h

The Australian city that became a global food and drink powerhouse

Yahoo News - 2h

Tensions Rise Among Russia’s Elite as Economic Growth Slows

The slowdown is worrying for the Kremlin but not serious enough to significantly hobble its war effort.

The New York Times - 22h

Supreme Court to confront gender-affirming care for transgender minors

The Supreme Court on Wednesday will consider the constitutionality of a Tennessee law that prohibits gender-affirming care for minors experiencing gender dysphoria.

CBS News - 2h

Economic hardship looms over Ghana as country readies for polls

Election is being contested between vice-president Mahamudu Bawumia and former president John Mahama, under whom corruption ballooned. When the Ghanaian opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo won the ...

The Guardian - 53m

Survey finds gloomier mood in German auto industry

Yahoo News - 6h

Europe must make a choice on the steel industry

There is considerable investment into the green transition waiting to be activated, once policy clarity is achieved

Financial Times - 2h

Under Powell, the Fed Makes Monetary Policy Boring Again

The central bank no longer needs to play a prominent role in the U.S. economy, which is running more normally as the pandemic crisis recedes.

Inc. - 22h

Global arms trade soars in 2023 amid deadly conflicts

The top 100 global arms producers increased weapons and military-related sales by 4.3 percent last year, according to new research, as nations react to a more volatile and dangerous geopolitical ...

The Hill - 20h

WW2 veteran urges PM to end 'brutal' frozen pension policy

Anne Puckridge is calling on the new government to unfreeze the pensions of some Britons who live abroad.

BBC News - 13h

Saudi Arabia Leads Pushback Against Global Plastic Treaty

Delegates from more than 170 countries are working to salvage a treaty that would tackle the growing problem of plastic pollution.

The New York Times - 2d

Talks aimed at global plastics reduction treaty end without agreement

Yahoo News - 7h

Meta’s Zuckerberg seeks ‘active role’ in Trump tech policies

Policy chief Nick Clegg says social media company ‘overdid it’ on content moderation, as it seeks to placate president-elect

Financial Times - 4h

China’s share of global electric car market rises to 76%

Market share increases after strong demand within country offsets risks from western tariffs on Chinese-made EVs. Business live – latest updates China’s share of the global electric vehicle ...

The Guardian - 3h

Falcons' Michael Penix Jr. era may begin sooner than we thought after Kirk Cousins' latest stinker

Cousins threw four terrible interceptions on Sunday, and his immobility post-Achilles tear is plainly holding the offense back amid a playoff push. With a top-10 pick waiting in the wings, his seat ...

Yahoo Sports - 1d

‘I hope this haunts you’: Kate Winslet says Titanic-era body-shamers were ‘absolutely appalling’

The star of new Lee Miller biopic reveals that though she never publicly called out critics for what was an everyday occurrence at the time, in private she ‘let them have it’. Kate Winslet has ...

The Guardian - 5h

Grijalva drops bid for top panel spot as House Dems confront generational reckoning

Politico - 1d

Nursing Home Industry Wants Trump to Rescind Staffing Mandate

A Biden administration rule that imposed minimum rules on nursing levels may not survive, even though many homes lack enough workers to maintain residents’ care.

The New York Times - 54m

'Realistic' green policies good for the U.S., Aramco CEO says, with Trump to return to White House

Trump has pledged to "end Biden's delays in federal drilling permits and leases that are needed to unleash American oil and natural gas production."

CNBC - 1h

A Trump-Biden tag-team can make our Ukraine and China policies great again

Trump has a choice of either burnishing or blemishing his foreign policy record, and instead can chart a uniquely new course that will put him on the heroic side of history.

The Hill - 2h

Frontier Airlines will install first-class seats as industry battles for high-paying flyers

Frontier Airlines next year will retrofit its Airbus jetliners to include two rows of first-class seats.

CNBC - 3h

Amazon Employees Doubt Leaders’ Carbon Reduction Commitments

An internal survey by the Amazon Employees for Climate Justice group challenged the company’s reporting and progress in reducing its carbon footprint.

Inc. - 22h

Huge sinkhole is still growing, council leader warns

It could be months until evacuated residents are able to return to their homes, one homeowner says.

BBC News - 22h

Global Economic Leaders Confront A New Era of Industrial Policy

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