FBI Director in Hot Water

The House Oversight Committee says it will vote Thursday on whether to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt for refusing to turn over a confidential document subpoenaed by the committee.

The document is a whistleblower letter that Rep. James Comer, chair of the committee, says ties President Joe Biden to a money-for-access scheme when he was vice president.

The FBI balked at turning over the letter but brought a redacted copy to Congress Monday where key legislators could review it privately. Comer has said that he’ll seek contempt charges unless the FBI complies fully with the subpoena.

Walgreens Locks Up Its Products

Walgreens has redesigned a store in Chicago’s South Loop to offer only two aisles of merchandise for browsing, with everything else behind counters to deter theft.

Shoppers will use digital kiosks to order the merchandise they want from behind the counters. The employees do the “shopping,” and checkout is self-serve, eliminating almost all human contact.

Walgreens says this is a one-store test of a new shopping “experience,” but its goal is to battle the shoplifting epidemic that is causing many big-city retailers to close their doors.

Apple Unveils Long-Awaited Headset

Apple announced its long-awaited Vision Pro headset, a high-end set of computerized goggles that lets users watch movies, play video games, and even handle e-mail.

Though anticipated as a boon for virtual reality, Apple barely mentioned VR as an application. Instead, it’s meant as a new style of computer, and it already has a major media partner: Disney+ content will be available on Vision Pro at launch, expected early next year.

The biggest surprise of the day, however, was the price tag of $3,500. It was a bit of a shock to investors hoping for a new mass-market success like the iPhone.

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Market Report   6/5/23

➤ Big Stock Move: Apple stock hit an all-time high of $184.95 on Monday ahead of its new Vision Pro headset announcement. However, the stock fell back to $179 after investors learned of the product’s high price tag of $3,500. (More)

➤ CNN CEO Chris Licht apologized to the CNN staff Monday morning for his statements in an Atlantic Magazine profile. The article was highly critical of his management, and reporters are speculating if he’ll keep his job, particularly given the turmoil and low ratings at the network. (More)

➤ General Motors plans to invest more than $1 billion in two Michigan plants for the production of heavy-duty pickups. GM continues to invest in the highly profitable truck business, despite its promise of developing an all-electric fleet by 2035. (More)

➤ Zoom is testing a new AI-generated service that will offer summaries of meetings for people who can’t attend. Meeting hosts can use the Zoom IQ service to generate and send out text summaries without recording the meeting. (More)

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Today’s Trivia

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