- Hopes for quick interest rate cuts dwindled this past week.
- The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book revealed a resilient consumer but a cooling labor market.
- The IMF warned that AI could take 40% of jobs worldwide. One in four CEOs say they expect layoffs due to AI this year. And AI was a top focus at Davos 2024.
- Apple discounted iPhones in China and also overtook Samsung as the world’s largest smartphone maker.
- Washington state sued to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger, and a judge blocked the JetBlue-Spirit Airlines merger. Also, the EU blocked the iRobot acquisition by Amazon.
- Tesla cut more prices, and Elon Musk wants more control over Tesla.
- Google layoffs continued, with more to come. Macy’s and Wayfair also had layoffs.
- Nelson Peltz has launched a proxy war on Disney.
- And Red Sea attacks have become a bigger issue for the supply chain than the COVID-19 pandemic was.
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