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UPS union asked Biden not to interfere in case of strike, markets appear convinced the Fed can pull off a soft landing, high-earning retirement savers are losing some of their 401(k) tax breaks, Twitter’s cash flow is still negative after a 50% decline in ad revenue, and UBS will retain EY as auditor after its Credit Suisse takeover.

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St. Louis Fed President Jim Bullard is stepping down, the US deficit jumped to $228B in June, a UPS strike would be perilous to US supply chains, Meta is releasing a commercial AI model, the FTC is investigating ChatGPT, a Stability AI co-founder got hosed on his equity, and Twitter is now sharing ad revenue with creators.

Inflation cooled to 3%, fund giants are betting against the dollar, Musk launched a new AI company, remote work is killing office values, Domino’s will use Uber for food deliveries, Disney extended Iger’s contract through 2026, and ARK hit an 11-month high.

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Microsoft and Broadcom’s respective acquisitions of Activision and VMWare highlight a revived M&A market, the EV market is struggling with price cuts, ByteDance is letting US staff sell shares, BoA owes $250M over junk fees, meme stocks are hot again, and a Blue Origin rocket engine exploded during testing.

The Fed thinks higher rates are needed to reach inflation goals, Threads hit 100M users, Uber’s CFO stepped down, Flexport founder Ryan Petersen joined Founders Fund, Turkey approved Sweden’s NATO bid, the EU is investigating Ozempic after suicidal thoughts were reported, and The New York Times is dismantling its sports desk.

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US banks are set to report Q2 earnings this week, Biden and NATO are offering support, but not membership, to Ukraine, the Saudis were denied the chance to take a 40% stake in Credit Suisse, cash investments are reaching record highs amid recession fears, and Gemini is suing Digital Currency Group.

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The US labor market was on fire in June, US VC funding declined 50% YoY in Q2, high-yield bond deals are back, Threads hit 30M downloads in its first 16 hours, UBS overhauled leadership in its wealth management division, the US is renewing its audit of NY-listed Chinese firms, and Japan’s base salary growth hit a 28-year high.

Zuck launched his Twitter competitor: Threads (Give the Exec Sum team a follow at Litquidity and Jack_Raines 🤝), Fed minutes revealed more rate hikes ahead, BofA increased its dividend by 9% after a Fed stress test, UPS and Teamsters accused each other of walking away from contract talks, and ChatGPT showed its first decline in traffic since its launch.