Morning News: July 30, 2025

Xi Ties His Legacy and China’s Economy to $167 Billion Dam

China Politburo Holds off on Further Stimulus

Singapore’s Central Bank Stands Pat as U.S. Tariffs Loom

Cooling Australian Inflation Locks In August Rate Cut

Eurozone Economy Shows Signs of Resilience Even as Tariffs Bite

Trump’s Trade Deals Come With Few Details to Flesh Out Big Numbers

World Bank Plans Securitization, Debt Swaps to Boost Development

Trump Keeps Pressuring the Fed to Cut Rates. Here’s Why Its Independence Matters

Fed to Avoid Clear Signal on Rate-Cut Timing

Fed Governors Could Break Ranks as Trump Intensifies Powell Pressure

S&P 500 Breaks Winning Streak After U.S.-China Meeting Ends Without a Deal

UBS Profit Beats Estimates as Ermotti Sees Brighter Outlook

HSBC Profit Tumbles as China Losses Mount

Conspiracy Theorists Found a New Boogeyman: Payroll Data

Harvard Created Windfall From Bringing Executives Back to School

Lina Khan: A Secret to Zohran Mamdani’s Success

Copper Market in Tumult Waiting for Details of Trump’s 50% Tariff

Even Nuclear Experts Are at a Loss Right Now

Top F.D.A. Official Resigns Under Pressure

Ozempic Maker’s Stock Plunges 20% After Profit Warning

Palo Alto Networks Nears Over $20 Billion Deal for Cybersecurity Firm CyberArk

Russia Builds a New Web Around Kremlin’s Handpicked Super App

TikTok Asks Users to Help Police Misinformation

America’s First Transcontinental Railroad Will Boost Our Supply Chain

How a Railroad Mega-Merger Years in the Making Came Together

Boeing Takes Slow Approach to Expansion

Mercedes and Porsche Squeezed by U.S. Tariffs and Slowdown in China

Adidas Shares Tumble After Sales Miss, Guidance Confirmation

How a Chinese Brand Reshaped Hong Kong’s Food Delivery Scene

Starbucks Abandons Mobile Order, Pickup-Only Stores

Kraft Heinz Raised Prices More Than Expected to Beat Estimates

Hershey Trims Profit Guidance on Tariffs, Higher Cocoa Costs

The New ‘Perfect Combination’: The Reese’s Oreo Cup? The Oreo Reese’s Cookie?

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Posted by on July 30th, 2025 at 7:13 am


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