Coke—and Dozens of Others—Pledged to Quit Russia. They’re Still There. (www.bloomberg.com)
After Vladimir Putin’s troops surged over the Ukrainian border in February 2022, the Coca-Cola Co. was among the first multinationals to pledge it would quit Russia in protest. Aiming to avoid the inevitable headaches of complying with expected Western sanctions on the Kremlin, Coke asked its partners there to pull its cans...
Coke—and Dozens of Others—Pledged to Quit Russia. They’re Still There. (www.bloomberg.com)
After Vladimir Putin’s troops surged over the Ukrainian border in February 2022, the Coca-Cola Co. was among the first multinationals to pledge it would quit Russia in protest. Aiming to avoid the inevitable headaches of complying with expected Western sanctions on the Kremlin, Coke asked its partners there to pull its cans...
Flesh-Eating Bacteria That Can Kill in Two Days Spreads in Japan (www.bloomberg.com)
cross-posted from: lemy.lol/post/26713045...
Germany Trying to Prevent or Soften EU Tariffs on China EVs (www.bloomberg.com)
Korea Extends Short Ban, Threatens Life in Jail for Illegal Bets (www.bloomberg.com)
Israeli Scientists Are Shunned by Universities Over the Gaza War (www.bloomberg.com)
Apple to ‘Pay’ OpenAI for ChatGPT Through Distribution, Not Cash (www.bloomberg.com)
The iPhone maker isn’t paying OpenAI to use the chatbot...
China’s credit engine, which once powered industries and markets all over the world, is stuck in low gear – and set to stay there (www.bloomberg.com)
Data for May due this week is forecast to show a resumption of loan growth after a shock contraction in April, the first for almost two decades. But nobody expects a return to the days when Beijing would engineer borrowing booms to speed up the world’s second-biggest economy....
GameStop Raises $2.14 Billion on Back of Roaring Kitty-Led Rally (www.bloomberg.com)
Without paywall: archive.ph/QXTMf
Russian Military Plane Suspected of Violating Finnish Airspace (www.bloomberg.com)
Finland said that a Russian military aircraft violated its airspace on Monday in the first such move since the Nordic country joined the NATO alliance last year....
Russia Is Sending Young Africans to Die in Its War Against Ukraine (www.bloomberg.com)
Archived link...
NATO Scales Back Ambition for Ukraine Aid Plan After Pushback (www.bloomberg.com)
archive.ph/sya19
Behind ‘Suicide Squad,’ the Year’s Biggest Video-Game Flop (www.bloomberg.com)
Billionaire-Friendly Modi Humbled by Indians Who Make $4 a Day (www.bloomberg.com)
archive: archive.ph/reWnR
Behind ‘Suicide Squad,’ the Year’s Biggest Video-Game Flop (www.bloomberg.com)
Without paywall: archive.ph/wUSey
Behind ‘Suicide Squad,’ the Year’s Biggest Video-Game Flop (www.bloomberg.com)
Archive link in case the original link doesn’t work: archive.is/5mnQ4
UN Secretary-General Urges Ban on Fossil Fuel Ads as Planet Warms (www.bloomberg.com)
The New ‘White Fortress’ Cities of the American South (www.bloomberg.com)
Modi Vows to Retain Power Even as Party Loses India Majority (www.bloomberg.com)
Race starts to form government as opposition delivers surprise...
India Election Results: Modi Poised to Lose Majority, Need Allies to Keep Power (www.bloomberg.com)
Andrew Left, Burned in 2021 Meme Mania, Is Short GameStop Again (www.bloomberg.com)
Without paywall: archive.ph/PXZYP
GameStop Set to Jump as Keith Gill Post Shows $116 Million Bet (www.bloomberg.com)
Without paywall: archive.ph/1Ff97
Ukraine Is Running Short of People (www.bloomberg.com)
archive.ph/CUEeV
Robust Economy Can’t Shield Biden From Blame for Higher Prices (www.bloomberg.com)
Even if inflation has slowed, food and energy cost far more than they did at the beginning of his term, and many voters are angry about that....