Phoebe Sedgman

Editor at @business, looking at consumer goods, casinos and coronavirus. Plus planes, trains and automobiles. Retweets aren't endorsements. Likes = bookmarks

[Phoebe Sedgman @PhoebeSedge]

When Kenny Ives took over as boss of the trading arm of one of China’s top miners, his model was clear: “23 years at Glencore, and I loved it. So why would I do it differently?”

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[Catherine Rampell @crampell]

Ozempic & Wegovy are tilting scales of Denmark’s economy
Danish drugmaker’s US sales have been so strong it's had to convert $ into kroner in unusually large quantities, raising krone’s value relative to euro, requiring rate cuts to maintain krone-euro peg
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[Bloomberg @business]

NEW: Barbie is finally getting her own movie. The upside for Mattel is huge. The downside: another high-profile flop.

Read The Big Take 🔽
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[Bloomberg Middle East @middleeast]

Countries expected to see the largest inflow of millionaires in 2023
1 - Australia 🇦🇺
2 - UAE 🇦🇪
3 - Singapore 🇸🇬
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A sobering fact in this one: The last three 'cool' La Niña years — 2020 to 2023 — were hotter than every El Niño year before 2015

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[Bloomberg Economics @economics]

From glass to corn starch, a look at some niche commodities markets shows how China’s stuttering recovery extends to almost every nook and cranny of its economy https://t.co/Qt7JvLiSkS

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More than three years after one of the worst wildfires Australia has ever seen, Black Summer's toxic legacy is becoming clearer—and exposing the potential health risks that lie ahead for increasingly fire-prone regions around the world
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[Bloomberg @business]

Hong Kong, a rare financial hub that halts trading during bad weather, is preparing a proposal to allow stock trading during typhoons https://t.co/QJGQq1jnFi

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Building safety has improved, but the economics of the clothing industry remain stacked against the people who make most of what the world wears.
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[BN Commodities @BNCommodities]

China’s CMOC Group resolves a long-running spat over mining royalties in the Democratic Republic of Congo, paving the way for its huge stockpile of battery metals to start flowing to global markets https://t.co/yLsjyriV0W

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Japan has more than 10 million vacant houses known as akiya, Japanese for “empty house.”

A growing number of buyers, feeling less tied to cities, are seeking out cheaper rural properties in need of some love. https://t.co/Z5Midlq0PW

[Bloomberg @business]

Fueled by TikTok and Korean entertainment, bubble tea has become so popular in the US that tapioca pearls — the chewy balls the drink is famous for — are now the country's top food import from Taiwan. https://t.co/41qOGj5c1h

[Dan Murtaugh @danmurtaugh]

🚨GOOD CLIMATE NEWS🚨

Blown away by official numbers and inspired by @pretentiouswhat’s great Twitter threads, @luzdingyu and I ventured out to a village near Xi’an in central China to find the secret behind China’s rooftop solar success https://t.co/fpnLFiyh80

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