Morning News: April 15, 2024

On Himalayan Hillsides Grows Japan’s Cold, Hard Cash

Azerbaijan Seeks to Settle Climate Finance Fights at COP29

Arming Ukraine Turns Soviet Tank Refitter Into a Billionaire

Escaping the Aeschylus Trap in the Middle East

Gold Holds Below Record Despite Iran’s Strike Against Israel

Oil Markets Shrug Off Iran’s Attack on Israel

Big Oil Companies Warm to Biden After Years of Bad Blood

The Economic Costs of New Protectionism Are Starting to Pile Up

A Resilient Global Economy Masks Growing Debt and Inequality

Dollar’s Rally Supercharged by Diverging US Rate Outlook

Why Better Times (and Big Raises) Haven’t Cured the Inflation Hangover

A Huge Number of Homeowners Have Mortgage Rates Too Good to Give Up

Goldman’s Wall Street Machine Revs Up Driving Surprise Profit Surge

Why Everyone in Finance Is Getting Ripped

How Electric Utilities Will Handle Booming AI Datacenter Demand

U.S. Awards Samsung $6.4 Billion to Bolster Semiconductor Production

Apple Faces Worst iPhone Slump Since Covid as China Rivals Rise

Microsoft, Beset by Hacks, Grapples With Problem Years in the Making

Hybrids Extend Lead Over EVs in Green Vehicle Race

Waymo, Cruise and Zoox Inch Forward Ahead of Tesla Joining Robotaxi Race

Tesla to Cut Over 10% of Workforce in Global Retrenchment

Trucking Oversupply Is Weighing on Carriers’ Earnings Outlooks

Paris Has Plan B If Seine Olympic Parade Too Risky, Macron Says

Chinese Company Under Congressional Scrutiny Makes Key U.S. Drugs

Americans Are Spending Billions on Drugs That Don’t Work

Heinz Hot Pink ‘Barbiecue’ Sauce Is Coming to Grills This Month

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Posted by on April 15th, 2024 at 7:08 am


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