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Lockheed Martin Wrestles With Supply-Chain Issues to Arm Ukraine

Wall Street Journal Sales of the defense company’s long-range missiles known as the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System fell in the latest quarter from a year ago. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lockheed-martin-lmt-q1-earnings-report-2023-db3de58

The Boston Bruins Are Chasing Hockey’s Greatest Season Ever. Is That Bad?

Wall Street Journal The Stanley Cup Playoffs are habitually unkind to the league’s winningest club. Boston vows to break the curse. https://www.wsj.com/articles/boston-bruins-stanley-cup-playoffs-nhl-817785aa

Egyptians Struggle to Afford Food This Ramadan as Crisis Worsens

Wall Street Journal The Egyptian pound has lost about half its value against the dollar over the past year, pushing millions into poverty in the Arab world’s most populous country. Many are now scraping for even their one daily meal during the Islamic holy month. https://www.wsj.com/articles/egyptians-struggle-to-afford-food-this-ramadan-as-crisis-worsens-831e5a54

Fox News-Dominion Defamation Trial Is Set to Begin

Wall Street Journal A Delaware jury is scheduled to hear opening statements on whether election-fraud broadcasts were defamatory. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fox-news-dominion-defamation-trial-set-to-begin-d5c7293a

Chinese embassy spox says US trying to ‘smear China’s image’ with latest Justice Department charges

Fox News A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in the U.S. is arguing that the Justice Department is trying to “smear China’s image” after it announced charges yesterday against two New Yorkers who allegedly ran a secret police station in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood. The revelations, which the Justice Department is describing as a “significant national…

‘Succession’ Knows the Power Wives Always Win

Wall Street Journal While the Roy kids quibble about their status, their stepmother is already in control. https://www.wsj.com/articles/succession-marcia-roy-new-episode-112671e2

Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez sets up defense fund amid criminal probe into gifts to his wife: report

Fox News Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., will set up a legal defense fund to help pay for tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees relating to the federal criminal probe into his dealings with foreign regulators, according to a new report. Menendez’s office confirmed plans to create the fund to NBC News on Monday…

Disney’s First Offices in Los Angeles Are Hiding in Plain Sight

New York Times A century ago, Walt Disney and his brother Roy moved their fledgling animation business into the back of a real estate office in Los Feliz. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/18/us/walt-disney-los-angeles-office.html

Global Trade Rose in January, According to WSJ Indicator

Wall Street Journal Global trade flows increased 1.2% in January as U.S. consumers continued to spend freely, but are likely to slow over the coming months as consumer demand weakens in the face of higher interest rates and still rapid inflation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-trade-rose-in-january-according-to-wsj-indicator-6c5185a7

Banks’ Bond Losses Caused the Crisis. Now the Crisis Is Reversing the Losses.

Wall Street Journal Bond yields have fallen since Silicon Valley Bank’s failure, trimming unrealized losses at lenders including Bank of America, which reported earnings Tuesday. https://www.wsj.com/articles/banks-bond-losses-caused-the-crisis-now-the-crisis-is-reversing-the-losses-c52808c6