Good morning. Auto workers have launched a series of strikes after their union failed to reach agreement with the US’s three largest manufacturers over a new contract, kicking off the most ambitious industrial labor action in decades. The deadline for talks between Ford, General Motors, Stellantis and the United Auto Workers (UAW) expired at midnight on Thursday, with the sides still far apart on the union’s new contract priorities. The strike, which marks the first time all three of the “Detroit Three” carmakers have been targeted by strikes at the same time, is being coordinated by the UAW president, Shawn...