Morning News: April 24, 2025

Markets Fade as China Calls Reports of U.S. Tariff Talks ‘Baseless’

On Major Economic Decisions, Trump Blinks, and Then Blinks Again

Trump Takes On Improbable Task in Seeking Trade Deals Across the Globe

Ken Griffin Says Trump’s Trade War Has Devolved Into a ‘Nonsensical Place’

Beige Book Flashes Multiple Warnings About Who Pays for Tariffs

Tariffs Are An Abomination: There Are No Good Arguments For Them

Krugman: Cronyism, Capitulation and Utter Chaos

For China’s Trolls, ‘Chairman Trump’ and ‘Eyeliner Man’ Are Easy Targets

On TikTok, Chinese Manufacturers Open a New Line in the Trade War

Analysts Game Out Use of Fed Toolkit if Market Needs Help

Wall Street Missed Warning Signs Ahead of $1 Billion Fintech Implosion

One of Wall Street’s Biggest Bulls Slashes View as Tariffs Bite

Exhausted by Trump Reversals, Traders Get No Relief From Rebound

The ‘Trump Put’ Makes an Entrance, Up to a Point

Investors Prefer the ‘Nice’ Trump, but Want Results

Gold Rebounds After Biggest Drop This Year as Dip-Buyers Step In

Trump Is Facing Six Wars, and He’s Losing All of Them

Trump Says Millionaire Tax Would Push Wealthy to Leave the US

BNP Paribas Gets Boost From Market Frenzy

They Stole a Quarter-Billion in Crypto and Got Caught Within a Month

A Subdued Musk Backs Away From Washington, but His Project Remains

The War on ‘Woke’ Universities Will Slow US Innovation

It’s Electricity Realism, Not Climate Denialism

How Solar Cells Could End Up in More Everyday Items

Dow Logs Loss, Launches Cost-Cutting Measures Due to Slowdown

Nissan Estimates Roughly $5 Billion Net Loss From Impairments, Restructuring Costs

Merck Expects $200 Million Tariff Hit Amid Gardasil Fallout

PepsiCo Cuts Growth Forecast, Citing Tariff Volatility

Nestle Sales Get Boost From Coffee, Chocolate Price Hikes

Nike Tries to Reclaim Sports Magic With Four-Minute Mile Attempt

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Posted by on April 24th, 2025 at 7:03 am


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