Morning News: April 8, 2026

Argentines Plunge Into Debt for Bills, Cars and Birthday Parties

JD Vance’s Hungary Trip Deserves Bipartisan Rebukes

As Trump Bullies NATO, Europeans Question Its Deferential Chief

Oil Prices Plunge and Stocks Surge After Cease-Fire Deal

Trump’s Ceasefire Still Leaves the US and Iran Mired in Quandary

Trump’s Iran War Leaves the US Looking Weakened to Adversaries

Our Vacations. Our Food. Our Mortgages. The Iran War Will Change Our Lives.

Delta Expects Strong Profit Despite Higher Fuel Costs

Investors Still Have Questions About the Cease-Fire

Why You Can’t ‘Flick a Switch’ to Get Oil and Gas Flowing Out of the Persian Gulf

Russia Boosts Oil Income to Highest Since Early in Ukraine War

Exxon Sees 6% of Its Worldwide Output Shut on Mideast Conflict

How China Built Its Vast Natural Gas Stockpile

The Iran War Is Hitting California Harder Than Any Other State

The US Economy Is Replaying the 2000s, Not the 1970s

Wall Street Watchdogs Pull Back Amid Trump’s Deregulatory Push

As It Becomes Wholesale, Banking Is More Essential Than Ever

White House Economists Say Stablecoin Rewards Won’t Harm Banks

My Quest to Solve Bitcoin’s Great Mystery

‘Definitely a Sham’: As Tariffs Climb, Trade Fraud and Accounting Tricks Proliferate

Blue Owl Fund Outlook Cut to Negative by Moody’s on Outflows

Growth-Focused States Move To Rein In Property Taxes

Altman Is His Own Risk Factor in OpenAI’s Mega-IPO

The SpaceX IPO Is Elon Musk’s Most Audacious Product Launch Yet

Tesla’s $44 Billion Swing Is More Than Just a Miss

US Charging Networks Race to Keep Up as Gas Prices Boost EVs

Ex-Rio Tinto Boss to List Seabed Mining Firm in $1 Billion Deal

Hormone Drugs Make $6.3 Billion Comeback After FDA Nixes Safety Warnings

Social Media Companies Are Looking for a New Name

How European Winemakers, Importers Absorbed Trump’s Tariff Punch

Why McCormick’s $65 Billion Deal Might Actually Work Out

The Economic Divide Behind That McDonald’s CEO Viral Video

The Sports Broadcasting Act Is Still a Home Run for Consumers

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Posted by on April 8th, 2026 at 7:09 am


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