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China's former central bank official, Zhu Min, warned that China would retaliate if President-elect Donald Trump imposed a 60% tariff on Chinese imports. Zhu suggested that China could bring the case to the World Trade Organization and take various measures in response. He highlighted the potential impact of tariffs on the Chinese currency, demand for US Treasuries, and global trade. Zhu emphasized the importance of dialogue and cooperation between the US and China, noting their economic interdependence. [Extracted from the article]

Legendary investor Jim Chanos believes that the current market conditions present ample opportunities for short sellers, particularly in sectors such as solar stocks and data centers. However, bearish money managers like Chanos are struggling to raise capital, despite the prevalence of potential short ideas. The lack of interest among institutional investors in bearish strategies is one of the reasons why short sellers, including Chanos, have been facing difficulties. The universe of short selling has been shrinking, with fewer hedge funds engaging in short selling, and short interest in S&P 500 companies is at its lowest levels in over two decades. While Chanos sees this as an opportune time for exposing corporate fraud, he does not anticipate a significant influx of capital into the short-selling cohort in the near future. [Extracted from the article]

Cocoa prices have reached record highs this year due to poor harvests in West Africa, causing severe shortages. However, ethical chocolate maker Tony's Chocolonely argues that the long-term underpayment of farmers in key cocoa-growing countries like Ivory Coast and Ghana has worsened the crisis. The government-set prices in these countries are much lower than global prices, preventing farmers from investing in their plantations and limiting production. While Ivory Coast and Ghana have raised farmer pay in response to the rally, it still falls below global prices. Tony's Chocolonely CEO Douglas Lamont emphasizes the need for long-term support and investment in farmers to address this crisis. [Extracted from the article]

According to the CEO of Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, oil prices could reach over $90 per barrel this year if attacks on ships in the Red Sea escalate. Prates expressed concern about the vulnerability of the oil and gas business in the region due to the proximity of Yemen and Somalia. However, Petrobras has not been affected by these attacks as it does not heavily rely on shipping oil through the Gulf. Prates also mentioned that Brazil will assist in mediating the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, and Petrobras may consider investing in oil projects in either country. Without any escalation, oil prices are expected to trade between $70 and $90 this year. [Extracted from the article]

According to Jeffrey Sherman, the deputy chief investment officer at DoubleLine Capital, Wall Street's expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut in March are premature. Sherman believes that while core inflation is dampening, it is optimistic to think that the Fed will normalize policy back to a lower rate so soon. US Treasury yields rose as traders reduced their bets for a March rate cut, with the labor market remaining strong and minutes from the Fed's December meeting suggesting rates could stay at restrictive levels. Sherman also highlighted the risks of a recession if the inflation rate increases or if the Fed continues to keep interest rates high. He mentioned the "grabby" credit market, where investors are seeking higher yields in areas with limited supply. [Extracted from the article]

Nobel Prize Laureate Goldin Says "Greedy Jobs" More Flexible Now (Bloomberg) -- Nobel Prize winner Claudia Goldin has some words of advice for America's companies: stay flexible. The return to office doesn't have to unravel the gains made by women and caregivers in the workforce, the Harvard University economics professor said in an interview on Bloomberg Television Thursday. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The cost of servicing US debt has surged in recent years. As recently as April, the debt was the equivalent of 120% of GDP. It was a decade ago in the slow-growth aftermath of the financial crisis that the US gross federal debt surpassed gross domestic product. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- One thing Hou Yu-ih wants Taiwan's voters to know about him as they prepare to elect a new president is that he used to be a great cop. In addition to being cool under pressure, Hou's campaign has also argued that he'd be able to open lines of communication with Beijing, something current president Tsai Ing-wen, also a member of the DPP, hasn't been able to do since she first took office in 2016. [Extracted from the article]

BP Will Move on From Its Governance Scandal "Quickly", Ex CEO Says Browne, chairman of climate and sustainability at fund manager General Atlantic, transformed BP into a transatlantic giant by buying US rivals Amoco and Atlantic Richfield Co. during his 12-year reign as CEO from 1995 to 2007. (Bloomberg) -- Former BP Plc Chief Executive Officer John Browne expects the British supermajor to move on from its governance scandal "quite quickly" and stick with its current strategy. [Extracted from the article]

China's debt-fueled growth model has run its course and has to shift to a more consumption-based economy, Chanos said. (Bloomberg) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has put ideology over the nation's economy, raising the risk to the rest of the world, according to famed short seller Jim Chanos. [Extracted from the article]

First Republic Jim Herbert, the First Republic boss who still loomed large over the bank decades after founding it, met Erkan while interviewing bankers to help build a risk-management program. (Bloomberg) -- Hafize Gaye Erkan rose just about as high as you can on Wall Street. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- New York Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist hung up his pads two years ago, but he's still all over the airwaves. Lundqvist also spoke about his beloved Rangers, playing in Madison Square Garden and getting nervous before going on air. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Adobe Inc. Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky said the company has never trained its generative artificial-intelligence services on customer projects, responding to a wave of user criticism. In early January, a screenshot of Adobe's terms of service was spread on social media and described by some as the company using customer images or videos to train multimedia generation AI models. [Extracted from the article]

NHL's Bettman Has Plan to Keep Hockey a Big 4 Sport "Forever" (Bloomberg) -- Streaming is changing how Americans watch sports. Gary Bettman has a plan for how the National Hockey League, which he's run as commissioner for three decades, can be in a strong position to take advantage. [Extracted from the article]

Technology companies carry far more weight among Wall Street's stock analysts than they do in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. Almost a quarter of U.S. analysts follow the makers [...]

(Bloomberg) -- Professional sports teams have traditionally been seen as coveted assets, and bids for them remain increasingly competitive as their availability remains scarce. But more National Football League teams are likely to hit the sales block, says Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Hafize Gaye Erkan, whose surprise departure from First Republic Bank disrupted the lender's succession plans earlier this year, will become chief executive officer of Greystone as the closely held commercial-property lender expands into wealth management and private banking. Rosenberg, who founded the company in 1988, said he sees Erkan's hiring as the first step to broadening Greystone's offerings. [Extracted from the article]

Economic growth in 2021 is forecast to be unlike anything seen in the last several decades as the world begins to return to normal following the Covid-19 pandemic. Gaurav Mallik, chief portfolio strategist at State Street Global Advisors, joins the latest "What Goes Up" podcast to discuss what to expect and how he's advising investors to allocate portfolios. [Extracted from the article]

Tesla Bear Jim Chanos Says He'd Tell Elon Musk "Job Well Done" (Bloomberg) -- Jim Chanos has been short Tesla Inc.'s stock for five long years. What's different this time, Chanos said, is that investors keep bidding up stock of companies with questionable financial statements until the firms themselves finally admit wrongdoing. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Scott Minerd, global chief investment officer at Guggenheim Investments, said he's reluctantly bullish on U.S. stocks in the near term because of "artificial" government support -- even with valuations at late-1990s levels. While there's probably more money to be made in the stock market, Minerd said, he sees better risk-adjusted returns in high-yield and investment-grade corporate bonds at the moment. [Extracted from the article]

Franklin CEO Has "Zero Tolerance" for Racism After Cooper Firing (Bloomberg) -- Franklin Templeton's zero-tolerance policy on racism led to the swift firing of its former head of insurance investment, Amy Cooper, according to the head of its parent company. The company's staff and clients were supportive of its decision to terminate Cooper, but a small segment felt it was unfair, Johnson said. [Extracted from the article]

Ghosn's lawyers have said that they believe prosecutors worked with government officials and Nissan employees to build a case against Ghosn. Carole said in the interview, referring to any desire on the part of Nissan or the Japanese government to remove Ghosn from his corporate positions. [Extracted from the article]

Carole Ghosn Wants Husband Sent to France After "Hardest Year" Ghosn's lawyers have said that they believe prosecutors worked with government officials and Nissan employees to build a case against Ghosn. Carole said in the interview, referring to any desire on the part of Nissan or the Japanese government to remove Ghosn from his corporate positions. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- South African labor unions that oppose the government's plans to split embattled state-owned power utility Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. into three units will ultimately have to support the reforms, according to Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe. Mantashe is a former secretary general of the National Union of Mineworkers, which along with the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa, represent the bulk of the utility's 46,665 workers. [Extracted from the article]

ESPN Boss Says It's "All Hands on Deck" to Find Younger Audience ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro says the sports network is "all hands on deck" to attract more women and younger viewers, a crusade that includes a new streaming service launched last year. To bolster ESPN+, the company has signed new sports rights deals with college conferences, boxing promoters and the UFC mixed martial arts league, Pitaro said. [Extracted from the article]

Fed signals rates on hold through 2019, cites growth worries The Federal Reserve's U-turn on policy is stoking systemic vulnerabilities in the U.S. economy and now is a prudent time for investors to take profits, according to Guggenheim Partners' Scott Minerd. [Extracted from the article]

Public stance of patience with Mahathir belies years of enmity On the 1MDB scandal, Anwar said Malaysia "will not compromise" in its talks with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and the bank "must bear responsibility". [Extracted from the article]

Greenspan: I've Never Seen Politics "Remotely Close" to Today's Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the current state of U.S. politics is unlike anything he's seen. The former Fed chief's comments come amid pressure on the central bank from President Donald Trump, who wanted policy makers to hold off on raising interest rates on Wednesday. [Extracted from the article]

"Being the only (NHL) team in New Jersey gives us a huge advantage", he added. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman has routinely downplayed the effect the new rules could have on the game, citing the small percentage of hockey bets typically seen in Las Vegas. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Why the Justice Department Went After the Wrong Deal On What'd You Miss This Week, Joe Weisenthal, Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley spoke with Ed Keon, Managing Director at QMA, to break down the nonstop headline week of geopolitical and economic news. To contact the authors of this story:Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.netScarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.netJulia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]

Adam explained how the rapid industry growth in blockchain has fueled a war for talent in crypto hiring and forced people to learn in real time. Subscribe to the Bloomberg What'd You Miss This Week podcast (Pocket Casts) AttributionAli Donaldson: editorJoe Weisenthal: authorScarlet Fu: authorJulia Chatterley: author To contact the authors of this story:Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.netScarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.netJulia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- You Can Teach an Old Car Company New Tricks You Can Teach an Old Car Company New Tricks Attribution Ali Donaldson: editor Joe Weisenthal: author Scarlet Fu: author Julia Chatterley: author. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Could Venezuela be the Best Emerging Market Story Out There? To contact the authors of this story: Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.net Scarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.net Julia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]

On What'd You Miss This Week, Joe Weisenthal, Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley spoke with Peter Borish, Quad Group Chief Strategist, about the current state of play in the markets. Attribution Ali Donaldson: editor Joe Weisenthal: author Scarlet Fu: author Julia Chatterley: author To contact the authors of this story: Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.net Scarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.net Julia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]

Deason says deal has everything, like a "big mystery novel" Xerox Corp. investors Darwin Deason and Carl Icahn want to start an auction for the embattled printer company as soon as possible, and have already had talks with several private equity firms about a potential deal. [Extracted from the article]

On What'd You Miss This Week, Joe Weisenthal, Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley spoke with Pavlina Tcherneva, Associate Professor of Economics at Bard College, about the no longer so radical economic idea of a government jobs guarantee program. Attribution Ali Donaldson: editor Joe Weisenthal: author Scarlet Fu: author Julia Chatterley: author To contact the authors of this story: Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.net Scarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.net Julia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]

Investors lulled by the long bull market are being motivated more by a search for yield than concern a correction is coming, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. President David Solomon. "We're down the road in the cycle, so there's certainly places where people are further along the greed spectrum than the fear spectrum", Solomon said Monday in an interview on Bloomberg Television. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Are We Thinking About Tech IPOs All Wrong? On What'd You Miss This Week, Joe Weisenthal, Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley spoke with Rett Wallace, CEO of Triton Research, about why investors are evaluating tech IPOs all wrong. The buying power of the Tar Heel state is almost as large as the potential Amazon, J.P. Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway healthcare initiative would be, and Dale is trying to harness that negotiating power amid what he called a "medical arms race" in the health care industry. [Extracted from the article]

Alex Tabarrok, who founded the popular economics blog Marginal Revolution and is the Economics Chair at George Mason University's Mercatus Center, also came on to discuss his surprising research about regulation and economic dynamism. Attribution Ali Donaldson: editor Joe Weisenthal: author Scarlet Fu: author Julia Chatterley: author To contact the authors of this story: Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.net Scarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.net Julia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]

On What'd You Miss This Week, Joe Weisenthal, Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley had their eyes glued on Capitol Hill like everyone else as Mark Zuckerberg came face to face with U.S. lawmakers. Attribution Ali Donaldson: editor Joe Weisenthal: author Scarlet Fu: author Julia Chatterley: author To contact the authors of this story: Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.net Scarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.net Julia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- It's Hard to Have Winners in Trade Wars To contact the authors of this story: Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.net Scarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.net Julia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]

On What'd You Miss This Week, Joe Weisenthal, Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley tackled Facebook's existential crisis. Attribution Ali Donaldson: editor Joe Weisenthal: author Scarlet Fu: author Julia Chatterley: author To contact the authors of this story: Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.net Scarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.net Julia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]

China is already the third-biggest importer of U.S. LNG "So can LNG shipments solve the U.S.-China trade deficit?. [Extracted from the article]

On What'd You Miss This Week, Joe Weisenthal, Scarlet Fu and Julia Chatterley spoke with Bloomberg View Columnist Conor Sen and Karl Smith, Niskanen Center Director of Economic Research, about their recent Bloomberg View piece and debated if the economy is running hot enough to generate pay raises. The Wait for Higher Wages Attribution Ali Donaldson: editor Joe Weisenthal: author Scarlet Fu: author Julia Chatterley: author To contact the authors of this story: Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.net Scarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.net Julia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Is Private Equity the Holy Grail of Investing? Attribution Ali Donaldson: editor Joe Weisenthal: author Scarlet Fu: author Julia Chatterley: author To contact the authors of this story: Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.net Scarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.net Julia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Why the U.S. is Running Short of Truck Drivers and What it Means for the Economy On What'd You Miss This Week, Joe Weisenthal, Julia Chatterly and Scarlet Fu spoke with New River Investment Portfolio Manager and Bloomberg View Columnist Conor Sen about what he sees as the most worrisome (and not often discussed) constraint on U.S. economic growth at the moment. To contact the authors of this story: Joe Weisenthal in New York at jweisenthal@bloomberg.net Scarlet Fu in New York at scarfu@bloomberg.net Julia Chatterley in New York at jchatterley1@bloomberg.net. [Extracted from the article]