Morning News: January 18, 2024

Did China’s Economy Really Grow 5.2% in 2023? Not All Agree

China Goes All In on Green Industry to Jolt Ailing Economy

Some ECB Officials Worried Markets Risk Derailing Disinflation

Dollar Dominance Is Triggering Intervention Fears Across Markets

What Is the Basel III Endgame, and Why Are Banks So Upset About It?

The Bitcoin Hype Is Back and About Just as Hollow as Before

You Switched the Lights On. Traders Made Billions of Dollars

A Former NSA Chief Caught SPAC Fever, and Investors Got Burned

Barclays CEO Defends Investment Bank Ahead of Investor Day

Goldman Sachs Wants to Hire in Wealth and Asset Management Units

Consumers Start 2024 on Strong Footing After a Jolly Holiday

OpenAI Coup Less Stressful Than Superintelligent AI, Altman Says

TSMC’s Profit Drops on Sluggish Chip Demand, Weaker Margins

TSMC Thinks 2024 Will Repower Chip Sales

Some CEOs See Growing Potential for Tech Acquisitions

Bain Mulls £2 Billion Sale of Payroll Tech Firm Zellis

Boeing Secures Orders for 150 Max Jets, A Boost Amid U.S. Grounding

FedEx Express Revamp Hangs on Fate of USPS, Pilot Talks

EV Sales Run Out of Juice in Europe as Germans Tighten Belts

Hybrid Cars Enjoy a Renaissance as All-Electric Sales Slow

Six Reasons Drug Prices Are So High in the U.S.

How Coffee Farmers in Hawaii Fought Counterfeit Kona Beans

Where Gummi Bears Come From

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