Facing increasing headwinds from the American government, China pushes Plan B to alleviate reliance on others for chipmaking.

Convenience stores-Adopt e-commerce to adapt in the COVID era.

The FED discards 1970s thinking adjusting to recent history that inflation is not inversely related to unemployment & sets inflation at ~2%.

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Corporate bribery-pay more, get more unless you get caught. Democracy not proved less prone to paying for deals.

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POTUS takes on Huawei but why?

Pandemic will put more stress on urban low and middle income workers.

Gymshark riding the Athleisure trend. Females account for 2/3 of sales.

Streaming demand calls for more studio space-a hot real estate market.

When properly constrained, in a competitive market, reasonable increases in minimum wage don't reduce young and low skilled jobs numbers

Air Pollution Politics may halt progress against disease-causing PM2.5

Is being a digital citizen a "Smart Thing?" Calling George Orwell !!!

COVID-19 will create a $100B fallout this year and next. Vaccine and therapeutics needed to stem the decline in leisure & business travel.

Still early in tech development Asian countries see economic development in support homegrown tech stars.

Big Tech is dominant but benefits accrue to users and start-ups that can be acquired if they desire.

Google reaches middle age flush with success & promise. Execs have constructed cultural & org changes to optimize returns & still innovate.