Alan Goldstein

@ekrembert @business @danielle_moran Welcome back!

new year = new job! I'm back at @business, covering municipal finance + higher education for @danielle_moran! So excited and happy to be on this new beat! If you're in muniland/higher ed, would love to chat! Say hi at erembert@bloomberg.net

From our new weekend edition: Fossils are emerging as a new asset class. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business

I had a great conversation with @Bloomberg’s @davidgura at #TribFest24 in Austin. We discussed the Biden-Harris Administration’s ongoing efforts to strengthen the economy, lower costs for families, and protect our national security.

@JZBleiberg @business @AP Welcome Jake!

Next month, I'll be joining @business to report on hacking and cybersecurity. I'm excited! I've loved working for @AP over the last five years, alongside some of the best journalists anywhere. To my colleagues and sources, thanks for helping me tell true stories. Onward!

@clemfletch @BusinessInsider Congrats!

Some Personal News, as they say… After a much-enjoyed few months travelling, I’ve started a new senior editor role at @BusinessInsider in NYC. It’s an organisation I’ve admired for a long time, and I can’t wait to get stuck in and work with old friends and new!

Americans are falling behind on their car loans at the highest rate in nearly 30 years trib.al/XikUT3i

Look who has a TV show!

@maxabelson Mazel tov! So happy for you guys!!

Yes!

Jerome Powell has the bond market exactly where he wants it: lacking conviction as to the Federal Reserve’s next steps trib.al/kl2AM7y

Residential zoning laws are being rewritten to allow small buildings like duplexes, in hopes that denser options will ease the housing crisis trib.al/N6j11hV via @citylab

The mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, says the city of 950,000 is an attractive alternative to Chicago, San Francisco and New York trib.al/ohRYmLq

The important test for elite colleges in this era is their overall contribution to opportunity in America. No more legacy admissions. No more special admissions for people who've been coached extensively to be good at aristocratic sports. Expand their class sizes so that more can benefit from what they bring and not defining their greatness by just how exclusive they are.

Janet Yellen works to improve ties in China. Mattel hopes Barbie will come to the rescue again. Bike lanes and pedestrian areas are embraced by businesses. Here's your Saturday US Briefing trib.al/gl5jnfO

@EliseOnDeadline @traceytully @nytimes #rockstars

You know what's fun? Co-writing the NJ budget story with @traceytully for @nytimes. Even better: It's signed on time, so off we go for a long holiday weekend. nytimes.com/2023/07/01/nyr…

@silviakillings Mazel tov!

Out of office for 6 months…BYE!!!

@FMonsourJr @ZoeTillman @eelarson Yay!

Happy to be quoted in this really insightful article by @ZoeTillman and @eelarson. This case should now move faster than in any other venue.

Taylor Swift's Latin American tour adds to the Swiftonomics syllabus the subjects of high inflation and exchange rates. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @markets

Power On: Hands-on with the yet-to-be announced Meta Quest 3 ahead of Apple’s first headset. I came away impressed and I think at ~$500 it’ll be a key alternative to Apple’s device. bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Team dinner #euweekends