Global Reading:
- Trump’s trade war could claim a new victim: Canada and Europe are reconsidering $150 million Lockheed Martin fighter jets – Fortune
- Billionaire Peter Thiel Warns of a Looming Real Estate ‘Catastrophe’—A ‘Massive Hit to the Lower Middle Class and Young People’ Who Can’t Buy Homes – Yahoo
- Trump’s US Commerce Secretary, who owns Tesla stocks, publicly recommends to buy TSLA – Electrek
- Tesla removed from Vancouver Auto Show and all references to Tesla have been removed from the show’s website – CTV news
- Why is Trump’s Commerce secretary urging the public to buy Tesla stock? – MSNBC
- Trump Media execs launch $179M SPAC to potentially target crypto, blockchain deals – MSN
- Stagflation can be worse than recession. Investors are already bracing for it. – Business Insider
- Trump says the Fed should cut rates to ease the economy’s transition to his tariffs – CNBC
- X now valued at $44B, the exact sum Elon Musk paid for the social media site in 2022 – Independent
- Tesla (TSLA) accounting raises red flags as report shows $1.4 billion missing – Electrek
- Should Canada ease its 100% tariff on electric vehicles from China amid trade war with U.S.? – CBC
- Stagflation? Fed sees higher inflation and an economy growing by less than 2% this year – CNBC
- Do Household Appliances Really Not Last as Long as They Used To? – Real Clear Science
- Trump aides prep new tariffs on imports worth trillions for ‘Liberation Day’ – Washington Post
- The real Trump tariff message is: “tax my voters, enrich my donors” – The Atlantic
Local Readings:
- ‘Vandals in the White House’ no longer reliable allies of Australia, former defence force chief says – The Guardian
- US tech giants lobby Trump to tackle Australian social media rules – ABC
- Behind America’s decades-long fight to dismantle the PBS – ABC
- International students not to blame for rising rents, Australian study finds – ABC
- Real estate agents discouraging long-term leases labelled ‘culpable’ in state’s housing crisis – ABC
- ‘Limited incentive’ for Coles and Woolworths to compete vigorously on price, and margins have risen, ACCC finds – ABC
- Every generation thinks they had it the toughest, but for Gen Z, they’re probably right – The Conversation
- Do Woolworths and Coles have a duopoly? The ACCC will soon deliver its verdict in supermarket report – ABC
- PBS medication to cost no more than $25 under Labor re-election pitch – ABC
- Australians have lost hope in the fair go, with profound implications for the election – The Guardian
- Not a single homeless person evicted by police after mayor’s threat – ABC
- Recession ends: GDP rises 0.7% in December quarter – Interest.co.nz
- Housing market offering paltry returns for residential property investors – Interest.co.nz
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MB Media Appearances:
Australia’s energy system crashes down on economy
Australia’s economy is in “managed decline”
Jim Chalmers admits Labor lied on energy costs
Australia’s rental crisis continues to worsen
Australia readies for global trade war
