Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon slashes pay for his employees as revenue drops – CNBC
- Plug-in electric car ownership up 76% in 2018 – Fleet News
- Goldman Sachs Quarterly Profit Falls 20 percent – Reuters
- Huawei is ‘open’ to selling 5G chips to Apple for iPhones, marking a big shift in strategy – CNBC
- Why the World is Due a Revolution in Economics Education – The Conversation
- Bank of Japan chief: Trade is the biggest risk to the global economy – CNBC
- Andrew Yang: We’re undergoing the greatest economic transformation in our history – CNN
Americas:
- The Odds For A Trump Recession Are Inching Higher – Forbes
- You elected them to write new laws. They’re letting corporations do it instead. – USA Today
- An MIT economist says the US has regressed to a developing nation status – Independent
- Offering shoppers new experiences isn’t helping as malls see tsunami of store closures, falling traffic – CNBC
- Bernie Sanders Released His Tax Returns. He’s Part of the 1%. – NY Times
- Fed Takes a Second Look at Its Good-News Story on American Jobs – Bloomberg
- Trump Slams Fed Again, Says Stocks Should Be 5,000-10,000 Higher – Bloomberg
- Trump, despite solid U.S. growth, says Fed should fire up crisis-era stimulus – Yahoo
Europe:
- French billionaire pledges 100 million euros to rebuild Notre Dame – Washington Post
- French President Macron cancels planned address to the nation due to Notre-Dame fire – Reuters
- The massive cost of saving Notre-Dame – BBC
- Poland wins €215m EU grant for gas link to Norway – Euractiv
- In Copenhagen, Reaction to an Anti-Muslim Event Turns Violent – NY Times
- Controversial copyright reform finally adopted – Spiegel
Asia:
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- US may back down on trade talks push for China to axe subsidies – SCMP
- Singapore March private home sales jump 47.2 percent on year – Reuters
- China Stocks Rebound From Worst Week of the Year – Bloomberg
- U.S. approves possible $500 million military sale to Taiwan – Reuters
- The very last spring all things seemed possible in Beijing – Qz
- 30 years after Tiananmen massacre, Taiwan shows another way for China – CNN
- Definition of “freedom” removed from China’s student dictionary – RFA
Trans-Tasman:
- ‘Elections shouldn’t be bought’: Push for donation limits to prevent corruption – The SMH
- The Coalition boasts about economic management. Where’s the evidence? – The Guardian
- Tony Abbott says he would be willing to resume leadership if drafted in – The Guardian
- Australian poverty in graphs: it’s a desperate state of affairs – The Guardian
- Sukkar punch: Scott Morrison can’t escape the bubble of the past – New Daily
- ‘Missing out on basic healthcare’: Australians spend $34 billion a year on out-of-pocket health costs – The SMH
- Australia accused of ‘siphoning’ millions in Timor-Leste oil revenue – The Guardian
- Australia’s annual immigration rate soars to a new record high of 844,800 – Daily Mail
- Govt wants more power to block overseas investors – Interest.co.nz
- MR8 Construction goes bust amid ongoing concerns over the industry – Interest.co.nz