Morning News: May 20, 2024

Chinese Firms Face Authoritarianism at Home and Hostility Abroad

The U.S. Finally Has a Strategy to Compete With China. Will It Work?

Senate Inquiry Finds BMW Imported Cars Tied to Forced Labor in China

Li Auto Profit Fell on Higher Operating Expenses

Putin’s Pipe Dream Exposes China’s Energy Advantage

Djibouti Emerges as a Rare Hub of Stability in Red Sea Turmoil

Europe Wants to Build a Stronger Defense Industry, but Can’t Decide How

Raisi Crash Exposes Dangers of Iran’s Threadbare Aviation Fleet

Gold Climbs to Record on Fed Rate-Cut Hopes

Speedier Wall Street Trades Are Putting Global Finance On Edge

Japan’s Inexperienced Investors Fall for Scams ‘Like Babies’

JPMorgan Raises 2024 Interest Income Forecast to $91 Billion

Millennium Covets Citadel-Size Commodities Gains, Just Not the Risk

Archegos Risk Head Lied to Wall Street. Now He’s a Star Witness

Renting Forever and Trying to Create a Strong Financial Future

The Cooling in Apartment Rents Won’t Last Long

Musk Effect Drives Spread of Supersize CEO Pay Packages

Google Attacks Microsoft Cyber Failures in Effort to Steal Customers

Apple Puts Rival App Stores Behind a Tall Barricade

Inside Oracle’s Deadly Gamble on Cerner and Electronic Health Records

Quantum Computing Gets Real: It Could Even Shorten Your Airport Connection

What We Lose When ChatGPT Sounds Like Scarlett Johansson

This Nintendo Game Emulator Shows What a Freer iPhone Looks Like

These 10 Startups Are Shaking Up the Race Into Space

Red Lobster Chain Goes Bankrupt After Unlimited Shrimp Deal

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Posted by on May 20th, 2024 at 7:05 am


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