Prologue Journal – Page 38645 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Credit Suisse Lays Bare UBS’s Chance and Challenge

Wall Street Journal Bizarre quarterly results from the failed bank has put fresh numbers on the risk-return bargain at the heart of Switzerland’s rescue merger. https://www.wsj.com/articles/credit-suisse-lays-bare-ubss-chance-and-challenge-a3d9d163

Energy & Utilities Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal The latest Market Talks covering Energy and Utilities. https://www.wsj.com/articles/energy-utilities-roundup-market-talk-3c7f2ef7

Iran’s petrochemical sector gets $2.5 billion foreign investment offer

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Iran has received an offer for $2.5 billion of investment in its petrochemical sector from a foreign country, Chief Executive of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC) Morteza Shahmirzaei says. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/04/24/702133/Iran-petrochemical-foreign-investment

MassChallege to launch cohort of 49 early start-ups

Jerusalem Post The launch event will bring together key industry players from MassChallenge’s extensive international resource network. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/tech-and-start-ups/article-740130

Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal LX Semicon, ZTE and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tech-media-telecom-roundup-market-talk-8936e897

Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

Wall Street Journal Whitehaven Coal, BHP and more featured in the latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials. https://www.wsj.com/articles/basic-materials-roundup-market-talk-fc353ace

Poland has eye on new-look borders amid Ukraine crisis — Russia’s foreign intel chief

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. It is emphasized that modern-day Poland is going back to the days of Jozef Pilsudski when Warsaw was fighting with all its neighbors and wanted to expand its territory https://tass.com/world/1608703

ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin Sparks Nervousness in Russian Elite

Moscow Times A special meeting was even convened in the Kremlin to discuss Russia’s domestic and international response a few days after the ICC announcement. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/24/icc-arrest-warrant-for-putin-sparks-nervousness-in-russian-elite-a80903

Weary Bitcoin Investors Chase Shiny New Object—Gold

Wall Street Journal The old-school precious metal has new allure for a generation seeking a respite from the cryptocurrency roller coaster https://www.wsj.com/articles/weary-bitcoin-investors-chase-shiny-new-objectgold-21f8a6ee

There Were 1,269 Efforts to Ban Books in 2022

Wall Street Journal Efforts to censor books and other resources in libraries nearly doubled in 2022. https://www.wsj.com/articles/there-were-1-269-efforts-to-ban-books-in-2022-these-were-the-most-targeted-e19f3f33