Morning News: July 28, 2026

Don’t Rebuild the Tariff Wall. Demolish It.

Germany Is Quietly Preparing for an Economic Showdown With China

Private Equity Targets America’s War Machine and Its $1 Trillion Budget

Western Powers Race to Bring the Production of Explosives Back Home

Amazon Data Centers Hit in Iran Strikes, Satellite Images Show

UAE’s Fertiglobe Eyes Truck, Rail Exports to Reduce Hormuz Risk

Public Control or ‘20th-Century Socialism’? U.K. Debates a Different Way

Bank of Japan Set to Hold as It Assesses Impact of June Increase

Kevin Warsh Wanted a ‘Good Family Fight’ at the Fed. He’s Getting One

The Costly Campaign to Politicize Bank Charters

US Treasury Trims 84 People, Firms from Its Sanctions List as Review Continues

World’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Has Made It Harder to Fight Crime, Police Say

Trump’s Grifting Is a Sidenote Instead of a Scandal. Why?

The Ellisons Discover the Hard Way That Trump Is the Anti-Midas

The Father of the 401(k) Has a New Savings Plan

To Recruit Teachers, School Districts Are Building Homes

Why You’re Paying More for Your Amazon Order than You Realize

Visa to Cut 7% of Workforce as CEO Seeks to Revamp Payments Firm

PayPal Lifts Profitability Guidance, Says Turnaround is Progressing

The Chips Rout Goes Global

Tech Stocks Tumble on Worries About A.I. Spending and China’s Chip Competition

Samsung, SK Hynix Leveraged ETFs Lure Investors Into Boom-And-Bust Cycle

SK Hynix’s $600 Billion Selloff Shows Cracks in Memory-Chip Boom

Chinese A.I. Start-Up Shows the World What It Has Built

Crippling American Startups Won’t Stop Chinese AI

Even China’s A.I. Powerhouses Can’t Figure Out How to Profit Off A.I.

Meta, BlackRock Plan to Invest in $14 Billion Data Center

Boeing Beats on Cash Flow, Books New Charge on Air Force One

Boeing Pours Into Factories to Speed Air Force One, Commercial Jet Production

From Cracker Barrel to Boeing, Companies Are Turning to Retired CEOs

Cracker Barrel’s CEO Ouster Surprised Wall Street But Not Women

Coca-Cola Profit Rises on Higher Concentrate Sales and Pricing

Luxury Titan Bernard Arnault Is Changing the Playbook for His Own Image

Runners Are Splurging on $350 Shorts and $140 Moth-Hole Tees to Look Good

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Posted by on July 28th, 2026 at 7:07 am


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