As Americans worry about the potential end of a 10-year expansion, it’s worth studying the Aussies, whose winning streak is about to turn 28. Source: NYT > Business – NEIL IRWIN
The Pour: The Big Reverb of Australia’s Lo-Fi Wine Movement
Whether called natural or lo-fi, these winemakers are part of a global crusade to reject conventional thinking and raise important questions. Source: NYT > Business – ERIC ASIMOV
Australia Passes Law to Punish Social Media Companies for Violent Posts
Parliament adopted a measure that would criminalize “abhorrent violent material” shared on social media platforms, threatening huge fines for tech companies and jail for their employees. Source: NYT > Business – DAMIEN CAVE
News Analysis: Countries Want to Ban ‘Weaponized’ Social Media. What Would That Look Like?
No established democracies have ever come as close to applying such sweeping restrictions as Australia and New Zealand are considering in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings. Source: NYT > Business – DAMIEN CAVE
Global Stocks Fall as Pessimism Continues
Worries that the United States economy could slip into recession plagued investors for the second straight trading day. In Japan, the market fell 3 percent. Source: NYT > Business – THE NEW YORK TIMES
The World’s Last Blockbuster Has No Plans to Close. Here’s Why It’s Still Open.
With the closing of a Blockbuster store in Australia, the one in Bend, Ore., will be the last to survive changes in technology and shopping that reshaped the way people watch movies at home. Source: NYT > Business – TIFFANY HSU