- US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo continues to try to lay the groundwork for a possible summit in two weeks with North Korea, while on-again, off-again diplomacy continues.
- US bank regulators are looking at rolling back or even eliminating the Volcker Rule, put into place after the 2008 financial crisis to prevent banks from making risky investments.
- The Trump regime's trade war with Europe is escalating as the US is expected to announce steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum on all EU countries this week.
- Europe's largest investment firm is noting that institutional investment clients are making a major shift on climate change, moving away from fossil fuel companies and towards green investments.
- San Francisco is taking ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft to court after a major California state supreme court ruling on whether drivers are contractors or employees entitled to full benefits.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
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