A stark warning from Fitch. Though there is no risk of something replacing the dollar as the world’s reserve currency, that is a necessary but not sufficient condition to avoid fallout from the US debt ceiling debate. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/06/economy/us-credit-rating-fitch/index.html
Workers exploited at farms supplying UK supermarkets: report https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/oct/10/workers-exploited-at-farms-supplying-uk-supermarkets-report?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Revealed: the free-market groups helping the tobacco industry Nice investigative piece by @guardiannews When is a think tank a lobbying group? I don’t buy the argument that donations don’t influence opinions. https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2019/jan/23/free-market-thinktanks-tobacco-industry?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Danske whistleblower criticises Deutsche Bank’s role in scandal – https://www.ft.com/content/d1ed8b7e-ebe7-11e8-8180-9cf212677a57 via @FT
Oaktree founder warns private equity standards slipping – https://www.ft.com/content/c97c7f1a-6008-11e8-9334-2218e7146b04 via @FT
LME probes cobalt supplies after complaints over child labour links The developed world will look away from such misdeeds until the light is so blinding they can’t help but acknowledge the evil. – https://www.ft.com/content/14a52d88-cec9-11e7-b781-794ce08b24dc via @FT