Global Macro / Markets / Investing:
- OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy – After owners stash the loot away – BBC
- Dow set to lose more than 100 points on fears spiking oil will slow the global economy – CNBC
- Oil prices surge nearly 20% after attack on Saudi facilities – Reuters
- Oil prices spike after Saudi attack disrupts global supply – CNN
- Airbus shares slide on reports that Trump will win WTO trade dispute – Copyleft
- International banks to scrutinize Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency – Cnet
Americas:
- Amazon-owned Whole Foods’ decision to drop health benefits for hundreds of part-time workers reveals how promises to workers like CEO Jeff Bezos’ recent pledge are worthless – Business Insider
- North Carolina’s newest cash crop is illegal for most farmers to grow – News Observer
- Shopping Cart Economics: How Prices Changed At A Walmart In 1 Year – NPR
- Kaiser healthcare workers plan for nation’s largest strike since 1997 – Salon
- Trump authorizes release of oil from strategic petroleum reserve after Saudi attacks – CNBC
- Trump’s Plastic Straws And Sharpies Are Netting His Campaign Nearly $1 Million In Cash – Daily Caller
Europe:
- Scotland move to join EU has to be ‘seriously considered’ – Herald Scotland
- Boris Johnson ‘chickens’ out of press conference amid noisy protests, leaving empty podium next to Luxembourg’s PM – Independent
- Whistleblower Snowden: I’d love to be granted asylum in France – Reuters
- Estonia plans to restrict govt use of Huawei 5G technology – Mainichi
- Von der Leyen on ‘European way of life’: We can’t let others ‘take away our language’ – Politico
- Germany wants to cap next EU budget at 1%, seeks more funds for climate and migration – Reuters
Asia:
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- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said it is “very difficult” for China’s economy to grow at a rate of 6 percent – China Underground
- Trump faces dwindling leverage with China – The Hill
- US May Not Increase Tariffs On Japanese Cars – RTT News
- China’s economy slows again, adding pressure for policy response – The Star
- Yuan edges up on trade tailwind but growth, oil curb gains – The Star
- Japan to eliminate tariffs on U.S. wine in trade deal – Japan Today
Trans-Tasman:
- Two unpaid hospitality workers won in court but they are still waiting for their wages – ABC
- Bill Shorten announces class action into robodebt recovery – The Guardian
- Fijian prime minister calls on Australia to be ‘far more ambitious’ on climate – The Guardian
- The gloves are off: ‘predatory’ climate deniers are a threat to our children – Tim Flannery – The Conversation
- Spill motion against Gladys Berejiklian called off – ABC
- CBA primes app for $10bn welfare payments clawback – IT News
- Australia’s ecosystems ‘already suffering from climate change’ – SBS
- Big Brother: Every Victorian’s driver’s licence to be uploaded to database – The Age
- 200,000 Australians with a disability struggling to get by on Newstart: report – The Age
- Government frees up and simplifies temporary migrant work visas regime – Interest.co.nz