Stephan's Thursday Picks

• The DEI retreat has some notable holdouts (NYT)
• Amazon to close all seven of its Quebec warehouses, to lay off 1,700 permanent staff (Globe and Mail)
• Want an authentic travel experience. Try McDonald's (NYT)
• How should Canadian consumers prepare for a trade war (Globe and Mail)
• Michael Froman on the business implications of geopolitics (McKinsey)