Rising interest rates and fears of a slowdown in consumer spending are making companies cautious about raising guidance this earnings season bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg

Calling all Chicago journalists. Tomorrow is the last day to buy tickets to the Lisagor awards dinner, sponsored by the Headline Club eventbrite.com/e/46th-annual-… Eventbrite

Young men who use potent marijuana frequently have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, a new study finds bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Tiffany Kary

Chatbot, can I have fries with that? bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology Daniela Sirtori

Before SpaceX can try again to send its massive Starship rocket into orbit, the company needs to repair and renovate its damaged launch site in southern Texas bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Loren Grush and Bloomberg Technology

The White House has assembled a secret team that is working to address shortages and safety concerns that are hampering the nation's drug supply Scoop from Riley Ray Griffin, Anna Edney & Ike Swetlitz bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The turf war for midsize pickup trucks is heating up, and they're not cheap bloomberg.com/news/articles/… latest from Keith Naughton via Businessweek

The fall of EV battery startup A123 still haunts the US decades later. Fascinating story by Gabrielle Coppola bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Businessweek

Confused about the different types of EV chargers? Ed Ludlow has the answers.

"For the most part, my rides were smooth and comfortable," but "getting honked at was common." Ed Ludlow shares what it's like to ride with Alphabet’s Waymo and General Motors-backed Cruise trib.al/IeT1UAL

Great story today about the fall of beef from my colleagues Leslie Patton and Matt Townsend

An inside look at how a cold shoulder in Taiwan portended the collapse of an EV company in Ohio. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… from David Welch and Sean O'Kane via Bloomberg

SCOOP: Worker safety has emerged as a key issue in contract talks at GM's Ultium battery plant. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… by David Welch via Bloomberg Technology

This is a great read about why Mattel is risking everything to finally bring Barbie to the big screen. Kudos to Kelly Gilblom bloomberg.com/features/2023-… via Businessweek

Asylum seekers are desperate for work but bound by US immigration law from doing so in any legal or stable fashion

What's a hot shopping trend right now? Saving money tinyurl.com/5h2mzuwa Brendan Case Leslie Patton Kim Bhasin via Bloomberg

Rat infestations, blocked fire exits, expired food and machete-wielding shoppers — the stories from Dollar General employees are the stuff right out of a retail nightmare bloomberg.com/news/features/… via Businessweek

The biggest thing keeping people from their local Starbucks these days isn’t that a grande blonde vanilla latte costs $7 or that a venti mocha cookie crumble Frappuccino has 590 calories. It’s the wait. From Daniela Sirtori and Matt Townsend via Businessweek bit.ly/45Ygles

We just published a thought-provoking and visually stunning analysis about Corporate America's diversity efforts in the wake of 2020's Black Lives Matter protests. The findings may surprise you. bloom.bg/48sEfAe

BUDGET BENDER: Car insurance rates are up the most in 47 years. Here's why that little fender bender costs so much to repair now. 'It's the complexity of vehicles these days' $HTZ Reade Pickert Catherine Larkin bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Businessweek