Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Wework loses $1.3 billion against topline of $934M ahead of aborted IPO – Bloomberg
- Is retirement dying? The old work model is disappearing for boomers, Gen Xers – USA Today
- Global Economy ‘Breakdown’ Seen Putting More Workers at Risk of Slavery – VOA News
- Google reportedly offering checking accounts next year – CNBC
- Google to offer checking accounts in partnership with banks starting next year – Tech Crunch
- Bitcoin would reach $250,000 in 2023, claimed Tim Draper – Token Hell
- The economy is a circus, will you be a clown or will you be a lion? – CNBC
Americas:
- Trump claims Ivanka “created 14 million jobs” but only 5.5 million jobs have been created during his presidency – NewsWeek
- OK Bloomberg – What Billionaires don’t get about the nation that made them so rich – Inquirer
- Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker : ‘We’re in a hell of a mess’ – Fortune
- Federal deficit hits $134 billion in one month – The Hill
- Half of young people believe high school degree is enough for good-paying job – CBS
- Bubble watch: Southern California bankruptcies rise for 1st time in 8 years – OC Register
- Americans now have a record $14 trillion in debt – CNN
Europe:
- Merkel urges EU to seize control of data from US tech titans – AFR
- The recession is starting, what’s YOUR plan? – DW
- Germany recession panic! Merkel economy stagnates! – Express
- Greater economic growth is likely ahead for Germany – Igorb News
- Spain’s King starts important trip to Cuba – Igorb News
- Musk says Tesla’s first European production plant will be in Berlin – Channel News Asia
Asia:
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- US-China trade talks hit snag over agriculture purchases, other issues, according to report – CNBC
- India’s Blockchain Coffee Platform Sees 30,000 Participants – Medium
- China’s Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency to Destroy the US Dollar in 2020 – 7Bitcoins
- Will China Confront a Revolution of Rising Expectations? – Project Syndicate
- BRICS Summit Marks Recovery of China-Brazil Relations – Reuters
- Korean River Turns Red with Pigs’ Blood: Some 47,000 pigs were killed near the inter-Korea border to stop the spread of African swine fever. – BBC
Trans-Tasman:
- NSW Police Commissioner Rejects Pill Testing Despite Evidence and Coroners Recommendation – SBS
- The Coalition’s wages projections are beyond a joke – and there’s bad news all round – The Guardian
- Australia’s firefighters need concrete support, not just the PM’s ‘thoughts and prayers’ – The Guardian
- Australia Talks: Renters and home owners see the world through different eyes – ABC
- Unemployment on the rise again as jobs fall for the first time in three years – ABC
- Eight things the Australian government knows but won’t tell you – SMH
- NSW Premier Urges Firefighters To Be Cautious With Their Water Usage – Double Bay Today
- Coalition inaction on climate change and health is risking Australian lives, global report finds – The Guardian
- Australia’s biggest economic problem is getting worse – New Daily
- Housing sales up compared to last year in Auckland but down in the rest of the country – REINZ – Interest.co.nz
- Adrian Orr tones down calls for more govt spending, saying he has been heard – Interest.co.nz
