BREAKDOWN: The White-Collar Recession

12/07/22 • 14 min

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PepsiCo becomes the latest company to lay off executives as Wall Street braces for a rough 2023.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken.

On today’s episode, NLW provides an overview of the broader economy, including:

Wall Street’s predictions for a bad 2023
PepsiCo layoffs
OPEC+ oil decision
China backing off Zero-Covid policies

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“The Breakdown” is written, produced by and features Nathaniel Whittemore aka NLW, with editing by Rob Mitchell and research by Scott Hill. Jared Schwartz is our executive producer and our theme music is “Countdown” by Neon Beach. Music behind our sponsors today is "Back To The End" by Strength To Last. Image credit: Malte Mueller/Getty Images, modified by CoinDesk. Join the discussion at discord.gg/VrKRrfKCz8.

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PepsiCo becomes the latest company to lay off executives as Wall Street braces for a rough 2023.

This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Circle and Kraken.

On today’s episode, NLW provides an overview of the broader economy, including:

Wall Street’s predictions for a bad 2023
PepsiCo layoffs
OPEC+ oil decision
China backing off Zero-Covid policies

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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