V-Shaped Recovery, we hardly knew ye...

Plus the hot new vice, the unrest feedback loop, energy slumps, Eswin's state-sponsored Series B

Thanks for enjoying another edition of Contention. We’ve got about 6 minutes of deeply discounted dystopian business news. This week:

1. V-Shaped dreams come to an end, BLS stats get a second look

2. Stocks: the hot new vice 

3. Corporate capitulations and the unrest feedback loop

4. Energy markets slump, climate goals still not close 

5. Rapid Round: Oxy exits Oman, BP la…