Big Tech is reducing consumer choice and harming innovation, according to a report ordered by the country’s top economic official. Source: NYT > Business – ADAM SATARIANO
Amazon’s Hard Bargain Extends Far Beyond New York
Amazon often plays politics with a distinctive message: Give us what we want, or we’ll leave and take our jobs elsewhere. Source: NYT > Business – KAREN WEISE, MANNY FERNANDEZ and JOHN ELIGON
news analysis: Don’t Fight the Robots. Tax Them.
Many companies invest in automation because the tax code encourages it, not because robots are more productive. Source: NYT > Business – EDUARDO PORTER
In Amazon Fight, Progressives Showed What They Want: A New Economic Agenda
The clash has consequences beyond New York, going to the heart of a national debate likely to dominate the 2020 election: What is the best way to spread prosperity? Source: NYT > Business – PATRICIA COHEN
A School Board Says No to Big Oil, and Alarms Sound in Business-Friendly Louisiana
Given new veto power over the tax breaks the state lavishes on industry, local officials are starting to say their budget needs come first. Business leaders are aghast. Source: NYT > Business