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Dimon calls for Washington-Beijing engagement in first China visit since 2021 controversy

JPMorgan Chase and Company President and CEO Jamie Dimon testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on “Annual Oversight of the Nation’s Largest Banks”, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2022.  Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon on Wednesday called for “real engagement” between policymakers…

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Chinese consumers won’t return to pre-Covid spending soon — a problem for Starbucks, Morgan Stanley says

Starbucks opened its 6,000 store in mainland China in September 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese consumer spending won’t return to pre-Covid levels anytime soon, a problem for international brands such as Starbucks, Morgan Stanley said in a report Sunday. Not only are people more cautious, but they now have more…