Saturday, 24 June 2017

Bananas can’t get cold. Milk mustn’t tip. Online food delivery still trips up companies. A day on the truck shows why.
The Peapod driver Sinclair Browne carries a delivery order to a customer on the Upper East Side.
Bryan Anselm for The New York Times
The Peapod driver Sinclair Browne carries a delivery order to a customer on the Upper East Side.
The Internal Revenue Service Building in Washington. A group of senators say that I.R.S. contractors are using illegal and abusive collection tactics.

Outside Collectors for I.R.S. Are Accused of Illegal Practices

A group of Democratic senators obtained call scripts from companies collecting overdue tax debt and found what they said were a variety of abuses.
A construction site near a container terminal in Tokyo. Japan wants Europe to eliminate a 10 percent tariff on Japanese cars.

Europe and Japan Near Trade Deal as U.S. Takes Protectionist Path

The European Union and Japan are close to an agreement that would bring together two giants encompassing a quarter of the world’s economy.
Camille Biros at work. She has helped determine compensation in some high-profile cases, such as the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Fla., and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

From 9/11 to Orlando, Ken Feinberg’s Alter Ego in Compensating Victims

Camille Biros has helped her small but influential law firm set up payment protocols tied to the BP oil spill, mass shootings and other catastrophes.
Peter Sussman, front, interested his co-workers in St. Louis in digital currencies.

Easiest Path to Riches on the Web? An Initial Coin Offering

Programmers are selling digital currencies redeemable for services that do not exist. Where some see a financing revolution, others see trouble.

The Incredible Shrinking White House Briefing

The White House Correspondents’ Association is pushing back against Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, and his new, less informative briefings.
Paul Manafort at a meeting in Manhattan in August, days before he resigned as the campaign manager for Donald J. Trump.

F.B.I. Investigating Deals Involving Paul Manafort and Son-in-Law

It was not clear if the inquiry was part of a broader investigation that has ensnared Paul Manafort, who once served as Donald Trump’s campaign chairman.
Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza have been closely monitored by the European Central Bank since 2014.

European Central Bank Moves to Wind Down Two Italian Banks

Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare di Vicenza have effectively failed because of a lack of capital. Another bank may buy their healthy parts.

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