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☆ Taylor Swift now has the most No. 1 albums of any female artist in history
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Taylor Swift can't stop breaking records. 1 on the Billboard 200, Swift broke the tie with Barbra Streisand, who previously held the No. 1 albums"Fearless" ( 2008)"Speak Now" (2010)"Red" (2012)"1989" (2014)"Reputation" (2017)"Lover" (2019)"Folklore" (2020)"Evermore" (2020)"Midnights" (2022)"Fearless (Taylor's Version)" (2021)"Red (Taylor's Version)" (2021)"Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" (2023)The 33-year-old has a ways to go to take the overall title for most No. Swift has also become the first living artist in nearly 60 years to have four albums in the Billboard Top 10 at the same time, with "Folklore" (No. 5) and "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" (No.

Persons: Taylor Swift, — Swift, Swift, Barbra Streisand, Drake, Taylor, Herb Alpert Organizations: Jay, Billboard

☆ Taylor Swift makes history as female artist with the most No. 1 albums
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Taylor Swift is breaking records by making records. 1 albums by a female artist, according to Billboard. 1 with “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” Swift has surpassed the former record holder Barbra Streisand, who had 11. She is now also the first living artist in almost 60 years with four concurrent albums in the top 10, while also becoming the first woman and living soloist to have 11 albums concurrently charting on the Billboard 200 chart. Swift is currently selling out stadiums during her “Eras Tour” and continuing to delight the Swifties as her hardcore fans are known.

Persons: CNN — Taylor Swift, ” Swift, Barbra Streisand, Swift, I’ve, Phoebe Bridgers Organizations: CNN, Billboard

☆ Novartis buyback offers partial cure for M&A risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, July 18 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Novartis’s (NOVN.S) bumper buyback will offer a little relief to investors. Many had been waiting to see what the $225 billion Swiss pharma giant would do with an extra $20 billion burning a hole in its pocket after Roche(ROG.S) bought back its stake in 2021. It needs new drugs to replenish its pipeline and boost an ailing share price, which has still not recovered since the pandemic. But on Tuesday, CEO Vasant Narasimhan said he will launch a $15 billion buyback programme. The Swiss drugmaker’s $15.4 billion of net debt is less than 1 times its forecast 2023 EBITDA, according to Refinitiv.

Persons: Roche, Vasant Narasimhan, can’t, Aimee Donnellan, Xavier Niel’s, Neil Unmack, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Swiss pharma, Alcon, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Twitter, Xavier Niel’s GAM, Commonwealth Games, Thomson Locations: Swiss

☆ Taylor Swift Now Has More No. 1 Albums Than Any Woman in History
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Ben Sisario | More About Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When Taylor Swift released “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” this month, there was no doubt it would debut at No. The only questions were how forcefully it would smash records, how many mountains of vinyl it would sell and how far down the chart Swift’s catalog would push everybody else. 1 albums, but the only acts with more are Jay-Z (14) and the Beatles (19). Swift is the first living act to have four albums in the Top 10 since Herb Alpert in 1966. (Prince had five after his death in 2016, and for many years Billboard barred older “catalog” albums from reappearing on its main chart — a rule that was changed after Michael Jackson’s death, in 2009.)

Persons: Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen’s, Barbra Streisand, Drake, Swift, Herb Alpert, Prince, Michael Jackson’s Organizations: Beatles Locations: United States

☆ Germany’s China policy makes life easier for its companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Yawen Chen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Back then one idea was to aggressively push for companies to disclose details of their China business, and even to stress-test their exposure, according to a draft seen by Reuters. The compromise likely stems from the realisation that China is simply too strategic to quit quickly without inflicting significant pain. A survey conducted by the ifo Institute showed that half of German firms in the manufacturing sector currently depend on important intermediate inputs from China. Even so, executives will be relieved they can for the most part undertake China de-risking at their own pace. Follow @ywchen1 on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSGermany’s first China strategy, published on July 13, outlined possible responses to an "increasingly assertive" Beijing, such as adjusting export controls and outbound investment restrictions.

Persons: Martin, Thomas Schäfer, Brudermüller, “, Li Qiang, George Hay, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, BASF, Volkswagen, Greens, Reuters Breakingviews, BASF ”, ifo, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Union, VW, European Union, Thomson Locations: China, Berlin, People’s Republic, Brussels, Washington, Taiwan, Republic, Germany, Beijing

☆ Germany’s China policy caps pain for its companies
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Yawen Chen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Back then one idea was to aggressively push for companies to disclose details of their China business, and even to stress-test their exposure, according to a draft seen by Reuters. The compromise likely stems from the realisation that China is simply too strategic to quit quickly without inflicting significant pain. The People’s Republic is also Volkswagen's largest market, accounting for around 40% of Volkswagen's global unit sales in 2022. Even so, executives will be relieved they can for the most part undertake China de-risking at their own pace. Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsFollow @ywchen1 on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSGermany’s first China strategy, published on July 13, outlined possible responses to an "increasingly assertive" Beijing, such as adjusting export controls and outbound investment restrictions.

☆ BP’s German wind option risks multiple blowbacks
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( George Hay | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

But Germany also aims to raise as much cash as possible from selling wind power development rights. But wind projects around the world have been hit by turbine makers like Siemens Gamesa and Vestas (VWS.CO)hiking prices in 2022 by 30%. Shaking down the private sector is fine, but not if you’re left with no wind projects. Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsFollow @gfhay on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSOil majors BP and TotalEnergies have won a 7 gigawatt (GW) offshore wind site auction in Germany worth 12.6 billion euros ($13.96 billion). BP’s initial payments totaling 678 million euros, equivalent to 10% of the bid amount, will be paid by July 2024.

Persons: Bernard Looney, TotalEnergies, Looney, TotalEnergies ’, Patrick Pouyanné, Bernstein, you’re, BP, Aimee Donnellan, Pranav Kiran, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, BP, Bernstein Research, Siemens, Reuters Graphics Reuters, TotalEnergies, Federal, Thomson Locations: Germany, Berlin, U.S, Heligoland, Baltic, Ruegen, Europe, TotalEnergies

☆ Cora strengthens Carrefour’s inflation defences
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, July 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Carrefour’s (CARR.PA) 1 billion euros acquisition of smaller rival Cora could be seen as a consequence of the French group’s ability to navigate rocketing inflation. It will give the combined company a near 23% share of the fragmented and competitive French market, consolidating Carrefour’s leadership on its home turf. Five years ago, Carrefour and Casino had begun tentative talks for a possible merger that ultimately collapsed. If anything, Cora’s acquisition will make Carrefour a more attractive target. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Cora, Daniel Kretinsky, Xavier Niel ., Pierre Briançon, Aimee Donnellan, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Carrefour, Casino, Twitter, Thomson Locations: French, France

☆ Man mixes risk and reward in private credit bet
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, July 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Man Group (EMG.L) is getting into the hot private credit market, by buying a majority stake in lender Varagon Capital Partners for $183 million. Private credit, which involves managers like Ares Management (ARES.N) or Blackstone (BX.N) making bilateral loans to mostly private equity buyouts, has been one of the hottest areas in fixed income. Low rates encouraged investors to hunt for yield, and has seen mainstream managers like T. Rowe Price (TROW.O)join the fray. They will be rewarded with further payments if they extend their commitments, and Man hopes to use its network to broaden Varagon’s investor base. Given private credit managers like Fortress have traded at more than double that multiple, it looks like a relatively savvy deal.

Persons: Rowe Price, Neil Unmack, Aimee Donnellan, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Man, Capital Partners, Ares Management, AIG, Fortress, Twitter, KKR, Thomson Locations: Varagon’s, China

☆ Mission Impossible: Paramount reckoning
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Paramount Global’s (PARA.O) predicament is worthy of its successful “Mission: Impossible” franchise. Over the past year or so, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (BRKa.N) has bought and increased its stake in Paramount to about 15%. Without the funding, her closely held firm might have needed to pledge more of its Paramount stock against a loan. Streaming service Paramount+ is similar to Netflix, whose enterprise is worth 5 times next year’s estimated revenue. “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One,” from Paramount Pictures, opens in movie theaters on July 12.

Persons: Shari Redstone, Looney, Walt Disney, Sumner, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Goldman Sachs, Byron Trott, Rudolph Valentino, Mae West, Marx, Trustbusters, Martin Davis, Sumner Redstone, Simon, Schuster, Walt, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Sharon Lam, Streisand Neto Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Paramount, Warner Bros Discovery, AT, Netflix, Apple, Comcast, Electronic Arts, MSD Partners, Viacom, Audio Communications, CBS, Nickelodeon, MTV, Time Warner, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Tiffany Network, National Football League, Fox, Amazon, MGM, U.S, Penguin Random, Walt Disney, Amusements, Paramount Global, BDT Capital Partners, “, Paramount Pictures, Thomson Locations: U.S, Gulf, Western, NAI

☆ DeSantis is trashing Disney all over America, accusing the company of trying to 'sexualize' children. Don't expect Disney to hit back in court, defamation experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Ron DeSantis is campaigning for president, touting his record in Florida and dragging Walt Disney World through the mud everywhere he goes. Then, DeSantis lobs an incendiary accusation: Disney, by opposing the schools bill, was promoting the "sexualization of children." Part of Disney's hurdle in the courts would be that DeSantis' statements are his own opinion. Similarly, even though DeSantis appears ready keep raising Disney at every campaign stop, a defamation lawsuit would take on another dimension that gets loads of news coverage. Even though Disney would be the plaintiff in a defamation lawsuit, materials uncovered during discovery could put Disney in the position of defending its internal communications or business practices.

Persons: DeSantis, —, Ron DeSantis, Walt, David Logan, Roy Gutterman, Newhouse, Bob Iger, Daniele Venturelli, Eugene Hoshiko, Lidsky, Barbra Streisand, Logan, Charles Glasser, Glasser, Charles Sykes, Paul Hennessy, Gutterman, John Bazemore DeSantis, that's, it's, Disney Organizations: Disney, Service, Gov, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Company, Roger Williams University School of Law, Liberty, Center, Free Speech, Syracuse University, —, University of Florida, Florida Gov, Getty, New York University, Walt Disney World, AP Locations: Florida, North Carolina, Orlando, Philadelphia, Hill, California, Smyrna, Ga

☆ Breakingviews: Student-loan ruling offers Econ 101 crash course
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Ben Winck | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling against President Joe Biden’s student loan forbearance erases as much as $20,000 in potential relief for graduates. Combined with the resumption of debt payments, borrowers will be feeling the pinch in their wallets and their confidence. Had Biden’s policy covered $10,000 of their debt, the typical monthly payment would have shrunk by about a quarter. If the Supreme Court had supported the relief, it also risked stoking inflation just as it slides to a healthier level. CONTEXT NEWSThe U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 ruled 6-3 against President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt for some 43 million borrowers.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Mark Zandi, Taco, Pell Grant, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, U.S, Supreme, White, Census Bureau, U.S . Federal Reserve, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Taco Bell, Yum Brands, Biden, Twitter, Democratic, Congressional, Office, Former U.S, Thomson

☆ Resetting student loans brings Econ 101 lessons
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Ben Winck | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling against President Joe Biden’s student loan forbearance erases as much as $20,000 in potential relief for graduates. Combined with the resumption of debt payments, borrowers will be feeling the pinch in their wallets and their confidence. The court said on Friday that a plan to wipe out swathes of student loans was unconstitutional, ending hopes of an easier financial future for some 43 million borrowers. If the Supreme Court had supported the relief, it also risked stoking inflation just as it slides to a healthier level. The proposal aimed to relieve $10,000 of student loans for individuals earning less than $125,000 annually, and an additional $10,000 for eligible borrowers who received Pell Grant subsidies.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Mark Zandi, Taco, Pell Grant, Donald Trump, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, U.S, Supreme, White, Census Bureau, U.S . Federal Reserve, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Taco Bell, Yum Brands, Biden, Democratic, Congressional, Office, Former U.S, Thomson

☆ KKR wins $2 billion bidding war the old-fashioned way
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, June 30 (Reuters Breakingviews) - KKR (KKR.N) has affirmed a simple lesson: price matters. The private-equity giant made a bumped-up $2 billion offer for valve-maker Circor International (CIR.N) on Thursday that tops an offer from a rival. KKR broke the mold by offering sweeteners other than money – but in the end, it threw in more cash too. Circor’s board says KKR’s offer is more valuable because it can close more quickly. KKR knows that money isn’t the only thing that talks, but it still talks pretty loudly.

Persons: Jonathan Guilford, ’, crouch, John Foley, Streisand Neto Organizations: YORK, Reuters, KKR, Circor, Arcline Investment Management, Twitter, Thomson Locations: China

☆ Casino extends creditors’ losing streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Casino had previously hinted that it was seeking to restructure the unsecured portion of its debt, worth around 3.6 billion euros, implying that the remaining 4 billion euros of secured debt would remain intact. That implies borrowings of less than 2.7 billion euros, based on analysts’ forecasts compiled by Refinitiv. As a result, between 1 and 1.5 billion euros of the secured debt may also be converted into equity. Casino reckons it needs at least 900 million euros of new money to finance the company’s business plan in the next few years. The winner, who will be the group’s largest shareholder, will then determine whether they can end Casino’s losing streak.

Persons: Daniel Kretinsky, Xavier Niel, Pierre Briancon, crouch, Eli Lilly, Peter Thal Larsen, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Casino, Refinitiv, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Czech

☆ US banks gird for dose of post-stress-test trauma
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( John Foley | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters Breakingviews) - For the biggest U.S. banks, the nerves this year come after the exam. Fed stress tests subject banks to a theoretical market shock and incorporate elements of operational risk, and then spit out a “stress capital buffer” requirement tailored to each firm. The risk for banks is that new rules get piled on top of existing regulations in a process known as gold-plating. U.S. banks are awaiting a proposal from their regulators to revamp capital rules, expected in July. Gruenberg said regulators were considering expanding the reach of a stricter set of capital rules to include banks with over $100 billion in assets.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Michael Barr, Jamie Dimon, Banks, Morgan Stanley, Jay Powell, PwC, watchdogs, Michelle Bowman, Martin Gruenberg, It’s, Gruenberg, Peter Thal Larsen, Streisand Neto Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Federal Reserve, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Banking Supervision, Basel III, America, State Street, Bank of New York Mellon, Big, Bank, U.S ., Reuters Graphics Reuters, Signature Bank, First, Fed, Federal Deposit Insurance, FDIC, Credit Suisse, Committee, “, “ Basel IV, Federal, Thomson Locations: U.S, Basel, Goldman, Big U.S, Swiss, “ Basel

☆ Thames Water woes could have bigger ripples
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 28 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The UK government is working on plans to nationalise Thames Water, Sky News reports. The indebted utility, which lost its chief executive on Tuesday, may be placed into a special administration regime, with ministers worrying about the company's ability to shoulder 14 billion pounds of debt. UK water companies, privatised by Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s, were supposed to be sleepy investments churning out inflation-proof dividends. Thames, owned by Macquarie (MQG.AX) until 2017, had debt equivalent to 80% of its 17.9 billion pounds regulator-defined asset value last September. Its current shareholders, which include Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System and China Investment Corporation, last year pledged to invest 1.5 billion pounds to prop it up.

Persons: Margaret Thatcher, Neil Unmack, Eli Lilly, Aston Martin, George Hay, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Sky News, Macquarie, System, China Investment Corporation, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Thames, Yorkshire, Ontario, Canada

☆ China-bashing throws Vodafone a curveball
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, June 27 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Vodafone's (VOD.L) M&A ambitions in Britain are falling prey to anti-China rhetoric. Parliamentarians are also fretting over the security impact on contracts with government departments once the deal goes through. Vodafone may face similar scrutiny, leading to inevitable delays. The fact that CK Hutchison has retained the right to appoint the chief financial officer may be a red flag. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: CK Hutchison's, Li Ka, Franco, Patrick Drahi, Hakan Koc, Pyrros Koussios, Roman Abramovich, CK Hutchison, Pamela Barbaglia, Aston Martin, Lisa Jucca, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, HK, Vodafone, BT, UK's National Security and Investment Act, Twitter, Siemens, Thomson Locations: Britain, China, Hong Kong, Canada

☆ Thyssenkrupp hydrogen IPO calls for leap of faith
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Pamela Barbaglia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Once known as the Swiss army knife of climate change for its myriad potential applications in heating, heavy industry and vehicles, green hydrogen has fallen to earth. High fossil fuel prices have also made green hydrogen more affordable relative to other types made from gas. Yet green hydrogen is mostly confined to large-scale industrial usages like steel and ammonia manufacturing. López Borrego will do well to get his IPO away at 3 billion euros without a tangible discount. Switching an average European steel site to green hydrogen could cost 7 billion euros, according to a Hydrogen Europe report.

Persons: Miguel Ángel López Borrego, Thyssenkrupp, DNR.MI, Nucera, López Borrego, Nora, George Hay, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Nucera, Industrie, Energy, ITM, Mingyang Smart Energy, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Thyssenkrupp, European, Council, Thomson Locations: Frankfurt, Dortmund, U.S, Swiss, Saudi

☆ Reddit’s golden geese foul up its IPO plans
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Anita Ramaswamy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

It’s a wrinkle in Reddit’s plan to go public, and a sign that plan is premature. And unlike counterparts elsewhere, Reddit’s mods are unpaid. Researchers at Northwestern University estimate that Reddit’s mods perform at least $3.4 million worth of labor annually. Some third-party apps using Reddit content make money, which an owner of the still-unprofitable Reddit would probably prefer to share. A bigger target is artificial intelligence companies such as OpenAI that create value by scraping Reddit’s forums to hone their own products.

Persons: Steve Huffman, Willing, Huffman’s, Huffman, John Foley, Streisand Neto Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Northwestern University, Starbucks, Twitter, Thomson

☆ Virgin Galactic defies gravity
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, June 16 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The Virgin Galactic (SPCE.N) countdown has begun. Richard Branson’s space tourism company said on Thursday it plans to launch its first commercial flight within days. Virgin Galactic also depends on there being enough people willing to pay $450,000 for a few minutes in weightlessness. If Virgin Galactic could carry six passengers a week, and earn a 20% EBITDA margin, it would someday generate about $30 million of such earnings. For a company that has so badly missed previous projections, it’s Virgin Galactic’s valuation that is out of this world.

Persons: Richard, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Robert Cyran, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Streisand Neto Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Virgin, Galactic, Origin, SpaceX, Southwest Airlines, Twitter, Thomson Locations: Cava

☆ Oil servicers sweeten the pill
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The approach of peak oil demand is bad for oil producers, but it’s worse for companies that help dig and service new wells. A $5 billion merger between Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN.O) and NexTier Oilfield Solutions (NEX.N), two small oil field services firms, offers a way out. Big oil producers are already focusing on returning cash to investors as they face up to the inevitable. The International Energy Agency said on Wednesday that global demand growth is set to nearly halt by 2028, as the use of oil in transport falls from 2026. That trend is one reason Patterson-UTI and NexTier have both delivered negative total shareholder returns since 2018.

Persons: Patterson, Robert Cyran, John Foley, Streisand Neto Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Patterson, UTI Energy, International Energy Agency, Twitter, Thomson Locations: India

☆ JPMorgan fails Jeffrey Epstein stress test
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Jeffrey Goldfarb | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

At least, that’s the impression left by Jamie Dimon’s answers to recent questioning in relation to Jeffrey Epstein, the dead sex-trafficker who was a JPMorgan (JPM.N) client for 15 years. Taken altogether, the case is a sign that the bank is simply too big for one person to manage. Epstein was a JPMorgan client from 1998 until 2013. Epstein killed himself in a Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Litigation related to Epstein is still pending between the U.S. Virgin Islands and JPMorgan, as are claims by JPMorgan against its former head of investment banking, Jes Staley.

Persons: Jamie Dimon’s, Jeffrey Epstein, ” Dimon, “, Dimon, Epstein, Stephen Cutler, JPMorgan’s, Jes Staley, Mary Erdoes, Staley, fraudster Bernard Madoff, Cleave, Wells, Morgan Stanley, Jeffrey Epstein’s, John Foley, Streisand Neto Organizations: YORK, Reuters, JPMorgan, U.S, Securities, Exchange Commission, Department of Justice, Federal Reserve, Reuters Graphics, London Whale, Citigroup, U.S ., U.S . Virgin Islands, Thomson Locations: Wall, U.S, U.S . Virgin, Manhattan

☆ Corporate boycotts clash with political reality
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Republicans are firing from the hip when it comes to corporate boycotts. Conservative Americans’ changing beer habits may have contributed to Bud Light being pulled from its spot as the number one beer in the United States for the first time in more than two decades. In May, Bud Light sales dropped a quarter compared to the same month last year, consulting companies Bump Williams and NielsenIQ said Wednesday. As conservatives encourage consumption based on political views, they may in some cases pull cash from their own pockets. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Bud Light, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Ted Cruz, Marsha Blackburn of, Busch, influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Bud, Bump Williams, NielsenIQ, Ben Winck, Lauren Silva Laughlin, Streisand Neto Organizations: Reuters, Conservative, Republican, Anheuser, Bud Light, Democratic, Constellation Brands, Target, Twitter, Thomson Locations: United States, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Ted Cruz of Texas, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee

☆ What Wheel of Fortune can do, Wall Street can, too
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Lauren Silva Laughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, June 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - “Wheel of Fortune” is finally going to get a new host. The charade that unfolds nightly on traditional American television has similarities to Wall Street. And earlier this year Sajak’s daughter replaced White as the letter-turner for one game where White became a contestant. And while “Wheel of Fortune” fans and behind-the-scenes crew may feel as if the wheels won’t turn in quite the same way without their leading man around, it’s likely that Sajak – and his Wall Street counterparts – can step aside knowing the game will still go on. Follow @thereallsl on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSPat Sajak, host of gameshow "Wheel of Fortune," plans to retire at the end of his upcoming record 41st year, he said on June 12.

Persons: ”, Pat Sajak, He’s, Sajak, Vanna White, Jamie Dimon, Larry Fink, White, –, I've, It's, John Foley, Streisand Neto Organizations: YORK, Reuters, Entertainment, Twitter, Thomson Locations: U.S, gameshow’s

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