Morning News: May 7, 2025

China Lowers Rates and Makes Bank Lending Easier in Response to Tariffs

China Agreed to U.S. Tariff Talks but Is Likely to Play Hardball

Countdown to China Trade Talks

Why China Is Investing So Much Money in Moroccan Factories

Dollar Faces $2.5 Trillion ‘Avalanche’ of Asian Sales, Jen Says

German Factory Orders Jumped in March as Firms Braced for Tariffs

Eurozone Shoppers Spend Less as Tariffs Weigh on Mood

EU Floats Sanctions on Lukoil Dubai Unit for Shadow Fleet Link

Canada Trade Deficit Narrowed in March

Trump’s Threatened Tariffs Are So Large, 10% Feels Like a Relief

States, Cities Face Funding Collapse Threat with Trump Cuts

Trump’s Economic Message Sounds a Lot Like Biden’s. It Didn’t Work Then and It Won’t Work Now.

Trump Still Has a Chance to Remake Rather Than Wreck Global Trade

It’s In the Pessimism and Policy Errors That Recovery Can Be Found

Wall Street Is Watching This Shipping Data to Gauge Tariff Impact

Tax Evasion or Student Debt? The US Chose the Wrong Crackdown

Let’s Reform a Tax Code That Costs Americans Billions of Hours

Nigeria Says Exxon Commits $1.5 Billion to Deepwater Development

Meta’s Purchase of Instagram Underscores the Genius of the M&A

Startup SimpleClosure Sees Boom In Giving Fellow Startups ‘Peace of Mind’ to Die

CrowdStrike to Cut 5% of Workforce

Uber Swings to Profit on Bookings Growth; Sees Bookings Up in 2Q

BMW Sticks to Guidance and Expects Tariff Relief From July

A Global Drug Supply Chain Is Actually a Good Thing

Novo Nordisk Investors Breathe Sigh of Relief Despite Guidance Hit From Copycat Drugs

WeightWatchers Files for Bankruptcy Amid Wave of New Weight-Loss Methods

Disney Earnings Bolstered by U.S. Theme Park Growth, Streaming Gains

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Posted by on May 7th, 2025 at 7:07 am


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