Morning News: April 10, 2024

Fitch Cuts China Outlook to Negative on Steady Rise in Debt

Germany Passed its First Chinese Test—This One Is Trickier

EU Shifts Attention to Industry in Push to Deliver Green Targets

Egypt’s Gas Shortfall Will Shake Up Sleepy Markets

$200 Billion of M&A Wasn’t Enough in US Oil Patch

The Politics of a Steel Deal Hangs Over Biden’s Japan Summit

How the US Steel Takeover Became About Biden and Swing States

BOJ Will Consider Policy Change If Weak Yen Causes Inflation Overshoot

Price of Gold, Seen as Hedge Against Inflation, Soars to New Heights

Why the Frog Has Yet to Be Boiled by High Rates

March Inflation Data to Prolong Drama Around Fed Rate-Cut Timing

Why March CPI Looms So Large for the Fed

As US Bank Profits Drop, Focus Shifts to Interest Income Outlook

Why ‘Tokenizing’ Assets Is Turning Banks On to Crypto

Barred Morgan Stanley Banker Joins Firm That Got His Trading Leaks

U.S. Postal Service Proposes Raising Stamp Prices Again

US Weighs Ban on Charging Homebuyers for Lender Title Insurance

Where Does the Best Innovation Happen? Not in Stand-Alone Labs, Some Companies Say

Apple’s India iPhone Output Hits $14 Billion in China Shift

Jack Ma Praises Alibaba’s Leadership, Restructuring in Rare Memo

Musk’s Undisclosed Starlink Costs Undercut Profitability Claims

US, Japan to Announce Plans to Send Japanese Astronaut to Moon

Toyota Aims to Beat Hyundai and Ford With Its All-New 4Runner

Chinese EV Maker XPeng Makes Inroads in Hong Kong, Macau

Norfolk Southern Settles Derailment Suit for $600 Million

Decaf Is the Hottest Thing in Coffee Right Now

Starbucks Is Designing Quieter Stores to Make Sure It Gets Your Order Right

Puma Hones Focus on Speed in Olympic Battle with Adidas and Nike

Blizzard and NetEase Settle Their Beef, Returning Warcraft to China

Roblox Users Battle Tornadoes and Raise Pets. Will They Watch Ads, Too?

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Posted by on April 10th, 2024 at 7:03 am


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