Economy
The big Obama tax plan
Feb. 2: Getting tough on offshore profits, plus, mixed messages from Greece’s government and "Fifty Shades" tie-ins
The Weekend Playbook: The Republic of Apple
Feb. 1: What’s the best way to measure tech profits?
Katherine Dunn
Katherine Dunn gathers daily business news for the Morning Playbook from London, England. She’s written about dinosaurs, Danish politics, and, for a brief but confusing period, contemporary art. Tweet at her about the economy around 4 a.m. at @katherine_dunn.
Economy
Economy
The ruble goes for a dip
Jan. 30: Russia’s central bank slashes their interest rate, the Loonie lingers under 80 cents, and Spotify gets ready to raise $500 mill
Economy
The Curious Case of Canadian Jobs
Jan. 29: Where did last year’s jobs go? Plus, oil slides below $45 and Facebook makes its money off mobile ads – on your iPhone
Economy
It must be China: 74.5 million iPhones, and a global currency
Jan. 28: The yuan overtakes the Loonie as a top-5 currency, plus, announcements to come from the U.S. Fed and Facebook
Economy
Did 65 million people get an iPhone 6 for Christmas?
Jan. 27: Stay tuned for Apple’s quarterly earnings report, plus, Russia gets a "junk" credit rating, and Barbie’s fading popularity
Economy
From Microsoft to Google to Nokia, it’s Big Tech reporting season
Jan 26: Microsoft kicks off a week of tech business news, plus, the aftermath of the Greek election, and the first bitcoin exchange
Economy
The ECB has pulled the trigger, but will the bazooka blow?
Jan. 25: The first weekend playbook, and the big question this week: now that the eurozone has committed to quantitative easing, will it work?
Economy
A week of (semi) surprises, from Saudi kings to central banks
Jan. 23: Oil looks for clues after the death of King Abdullah, the Greek election, and why McDonald’s golden arches are losing their glow
Economy
The Canadian-European central bank double bill
Jan. 22: A Bank of Canada rate-cut, plus, a massive quantitative easing program for the eurozone