Morning News: February 20, 2024

Chinese Banks Slash a Key Lending Rate as Economy Falters

China Freezes Accounts of Quant Fund After It Dumped Stocks

Spicy Food and Dental Implants: Low Prices Lure Hong Kongers to China

German Property Lender PBB and the Crisis-Hit US Market

Markets Start to Speculate If the Next Fed Move Is Up, Not Down

Bill Ackman Rockets Up Best-Paid Hedge Fund List by Doing Very Little

Pursuing ‘American Dynamism,’ Andreessen Horowitz Ups Its Game in DC

Two Rothschild Bank Clans Fight Over Clients, Power and the Family Name

US Supreme Court Weighs Bid to Challenge Debit Card ‘Swipe Fee’ Rule

Capital One to Buy Discover for $35 Billion in Year’s Biggest Deal

Unpacking the Washington Math for a Big Payment Deal

Walmart Gains on Strong Results, Deal to Buy TV Maker Vizio

Home Depot Beats Earnings, Sales Estimates Even As Consumers Take On Smaller Home Improvement Projects

TikTok Is Subject of E.U. Inquiry Over ‘Addictive Design’

Inside the Funding Frenzy at Anthropic, One of A.I.’s Hottest Start-Ups

Air Liquide Net Profit Rises But Misses Expectations

Super Micro Short Sellers Notch $1.2 Billion as Shares Tumble

InterContinental Hotels to Return Up to $1 Billion to Shareholders

Bayer Cuts Dividend by 95% as It Wrestles With Roundup Woes

Gene Therapy Makers Struggle to Find Patients for Miracle Cures

Fresenius Medical Care Net Profit Rises on Cost Savings

Ozempic Hype House Backfires in WeightWatchers Brand Misstep

How an $18 Big Mac Meal Became a Symbol for Economic Anxiety — and What That Means for Democrats

Culinary Hubs Put a Twist on Home Cooking

Can the Olympics Rejuvenate One of France’s Poorest Corners?

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Posted by on February 20th, 2024 at 7:01 am


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