Some Epstein Victims May Pursue Claims Against Two Wall St. Executives A “carve out” provision allows at least one sexual abuse victim of Jeffrey Epstein who settled with his estate to pursue claims against Leon Black and James Staley. Other victims may follow. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/business/epstein-victims-carveout-settlements.html

Lessons From a Law Firm’s Decision to Leave China Dentons’ decision to quit the country and new investment limits by the Biden administration underscore the growing challenges facing Western companies there. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/business/dealbook/china-biden-dentons.html

San Francisco Officials Hesitant to Expand Driverless Car Services Local officials are worried that state regulators are too eager about a plan by the companies Cruise and Waymo to offer round-the-clock driverless taxi services. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/technology/san-francisco-driverless-cars.html

Country Garden’s Stock Plunges After Report of Huge Losses Financial troubles at Country Garden, the last big developer to avoid default, set off panic in the markets and angry comments on social media. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/business/country-garden-default-risk.html

Emmy Awards Are Pushed to January Because of Hollywood Strikes It is the first time the show will be moved out of its planned time slot since after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/business/media/emmy-awards-hollywood-strikes.html

How Long Will Companies Keep Raising Prices on Consumer Goods? As companies reported their latest quarterly earnings, their executives were frequently asked about their next moves on pricing. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/business/rising-prices-consumer-goods.html

Grindr’s Strict RTO Policy, Amid Union Drive, Stirs Uproar Two weeks after employees filed to organize, the company told some they had to change cities or would lose their jobs. It said the plan had long been in the works. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/business/grindr-rto-union.html

Country Garden Is Latest Chinese Real Estate Giant in Trouble Country Garden, China’s last real estate giant to avoid default, has spooked investors after missing key debt payments, rekindling memories of China Evergrande. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/business/country-garden-china-real-estate.html

Supreme Court Pauses Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement Pending Review A federal appeals court had signed off on the agreement, which would shield members of the wealthy Sackler family from opioid-related lawsuits in exchange for billions to resolve thousands of claims. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/us/supreme-court-purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement.html

Herbert J. Siegel, Investor in Major Media Deals, Dies at 95 As head of Chris-Craft Industries, he played a role in the Time-Warner merger and sold 10 television stations to Rupert Murdoch. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/business/media/herbert-j-siegel-dead.html

Haz un presupuesto para cuando te rompan el corazón Es probable que después de terminar una relación gastemos más. Entonces, ¿por qué no hacemos un presupuesto para no sufrir luego con las deudas? https://www.nytimes.com/es/2023/08/11/espanol/separacion-gastos-deuda.html

Tapestry and Capri Announce a Luxury Mega Merger The two fashion conglomerates, Tapestry and Capri Holdings, generate about $12 billion in combined revenue. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/business/tapestry-capri-merger-luxury-fashion.html

The Dallas Cafe La La Land’s TikTok Videos and the Power of Complimenting Strangers La La Land’s TikTok videos started as an extension of the company’s “kindness mission.” The company has built a following of 6.6 million, showing “how powerful simple acts of kindness are.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/style/la-la-land-tiktok-dallas-drive-by-kindness.html

Why the Fed Might not Be Done Raising Rates Volatile energy prices could put new pressures on the economy, despite some cautious optimism after the latest inflation data. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/business/fed-interest-rates.html

Sam Bankman-Fried Sent to Jail After Judge Revokes Bail Mr. Bankman-Fried had been under house arrest at his parents’ home as he awaited trial on charges stemming from the collapse of his cryptocurrency company, FTX. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/technology/sam-bankman-fried-jail.html

The Latest Trend on Yachts? Submersibles. Only boats at least 120 feet long can hold a sub, which typically costs between $2 million to $7 million. Manufacturers of the deep-sea vessels say many of their clients are wealthy enthusiasts. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/12/business/dealbook/yachts-submersibles.html

U.S. Judge Strikes Down F.D.A. Regulation of Premium Cigars Hand-rolled, specialty cigars should not be subject to the broader F.D.A. regulatory rules over tobacco use, a federal judge ruled. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/10/health/fda-cigar-exemption.html

Maui Fires Come at a Moment of Turmoil for the Insurance Industry Hawaii has the nation’s lowest rates for homeowner coverage because it has not suffered many natural disasters. That may change. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/us/insurance-wildfires-maui-hawaii.html

Deflation Becomes a Threat to China’s Economy A deepening slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy has now raised fears of deflation, which could be crippling for heavily indebted China. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/business/china-economy-inflation.html

Exploring Maremma, a Quiet Corner of Italy Whether on horseback, by bike or on foot, the least populated part of Tuscany offers a pastoral escape, where your days follow the cycles of the weather, animals and plants. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/11/travel/maremma-italy.html