Morning News: May 6, 2025

China Services Sector Gauge Slips to Seven-Month Low Amid Trade Spat

French Industry Produced More Ahead of Tariffs

U.S. Could Collect More Than $100 Billion With Broader Tariffs, EU Trade Official Says

EU Targets €100 Billion of US Goods With Tariffs If Talks Fail

Tariff Fears Loom Large at Milken as Executives Try to Stay Calm

UPS and FedEx Once Handled a Deluge of Packages From China. That’s Changing.

Trade War Turbulence Masks China’s Long-Term Metal Demand

The Cost of Trump’s Trade War on Just One Ship

The Closer We Get to Zero Tariffs, the Greater We Become

Marathon Petroleum Swings to Loss on Lower Refining Margins

Why Has Taiwan’s Dollar Soared in Value, and Who Benefits?

Tariffs Could Wreck What Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Have Gained

Immigration Crackdowns Put an $800 Billion Lifeline at Risk

Fed Confronts Lose-Lose Scenario Amid Haphazard Tariff Rollout

The Stock Market’s Fear Gauge Is Misunderstood

Goldman Says Bear Market Rallies Are the Norm

Cowboy Boots, Baby Clothes, Flight Simulators: Berkshire Hathaway Is Everywhere

Telemarketers Are Using a Weird Trick to Sell Bare-Bones Health Plans

Tech’s Strong Earnings Results Obscured by Tariff Uncertainty

Microsoft Is Key Holdout for OpenAI Restructuring Plan

Palantir Technologies Raises Outlook on Continued AI Demand

China’s Pony AI Is Uber’s Latest Robotaxi Partner in Middle East

Welcome the Driverless Trucks

Ford Says Tariffs Will Cost Company $1.5 Billion in 2025

Ferrari Backs Guidance as Earnings Beat Forecasts

Boise Cascade Reports Lower Sales, Profit as Home Construction Slows

Philips Cuts Earnings Margin Target On China-U.S. Trade War

DoorDash Agrees to Buy Deliveroo in $3.9 Billion Deal

DoorDash Swings to a Profit and Plans to Buy SevenRooms For $1.2 Billion

Trump Walks Back His Idea for Film Tariffs Amid Mass Confusion

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Posted by on May 6th, 2025 at 7:04 am


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