Policy & Power

Private Equity

SoftBank’s Arm is Set to List on the Nasdaq Later this Year

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New King, Old Money

Also: Tucker Carlson finally speaks, more on the Pentagon leak, and the gripings of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito over the abortion pill, women justices, and the Court’s “shadow docket.”

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Indicators

GDP Growth Slowed, But It’s Not All Bad News

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Policy & Power

Powell Pranked by Putin Proponents

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Big Tech

UK Blocks Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision Blizzard Acquisition

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Biden Announces Re-Election Bid, Trump Predicts WWIII

Biden kicks off another “battle for the soul of America,” while Trump sounds dystopian warnings.

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China Gets Even Shadier With Its Covid-19 Story

China is aggressively pushing a revisionist history of the pandemic, even as it continues to clash with U.S. officials about its origins.

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Tucker Finally Taught Us Something, After All

It’s not enough to have the ear of presidents and governors, if you are propagating lies.

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Regulation

New UK Bill Penalizes Tech Giants For Annoying Consumers

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Did America’s No. 1 News Network Lie?

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DeSantis vs. Trump: The Gloves Come Off

The battle for the most puerile presidential campaign ad has begun – and it looks like there are only winners.

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Policy & Power

Rising Cost of Olive Oil Rocks Italian Cuisine

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Nothing is Certain Except Death, Taxes – And Fighting About Taxes

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With apologies to Benjamin Franklin, death may be certain, but taxes are eminently more complicated.

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Economics

Banknote Maker Warns of Dismally Low Demand

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Regulation

EPA Proposes New Crackdown on Tailpipe Emissions

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Locking Up Journalists: A Sign of the Times?

Russia’s imprisonment of Evan Gershkovich may seem like a one-off, but it is a threat to all of us.

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