Morning News: January 29, 2026

At World’s Busiest Port, China’s Unbalanced Economy Comes Into View

In Beijing, British Prime Minister Sees ‘Huge Opportunities’

Brent Crude Hits $70 a Barrel as Trump Ramps Up Iran Threats

Silver Prices Are Surging Even Faster Than Gold

Trump, Democrats Make Some Progress in Talks to Avert Shutdown

US Dollar Falls Again as Debasement Fears Outweigh Bessent’s Boost

Fed Holds Rates Steady for First Time Since July

A Surprise Waller Dissent at the Fed Is Seen as a Hail-Mary Move

Why Powell Won’t Say if He Is Staying on the Fed Board

Deutsche Bank, Facing Probe, Posts Biggest Annual Profit in Nearly Two Decades

Blackstone Posts Surprise Profit Jump as Deals Gain ‘Velocity’

Wall Street’s Stamp of Legitimacy Fuels Suspected Pump-and-Dump Schemes

What Does ‘Responsible Investing’ Even Mean Anymore?

Capping Credit Card Rates Will Do More Harm Than Good

Capping Credit Card Rates Is a Cure Worse Than the Disease

Trump’s Trade Policies Sort Manufacturers Into Winners and Losers

A Rug Maker Withstood One Year of Trump’s Tariffs. New Challenges Loom.

International Paper to Split Into Two Listed Companies

Why Some Cold States Are Making It Cheaper to Run a Heat Pump

How Remaking the Neighborhood Could Boost Poor Kids’ Futures

U.S. Companies Are Still Slashing Jobs to Reverse Pandemic Hiring Boom

Americans Are More Worried About Health Care Costs Than Gas or Groceries

How to Bring Back the American Dream

We’ll Never Retire For All the Reasons Elon Musk Thinks We May

Tesla Profit Slumps, but Investors May Not Care

Musk Is Fueling Tesla by Torching Piles of Cash

Tesla to Invest $2 Billion in Elon Musk’s xAI, Cancel Two EV Models

Sergey Brin Backs New California Political Effort as Threat of Wealth Tax Looms

Meta Reports Record Sales, Massive Spending Hike on AI Buildout

Caterpillar Earnings Beat Boosted by AI Data Center Power Demand

Boeing Should Ignore the Siren Call of Maximizing Cash

The Netflix Combination With WBD Is Good for Customers

Amazon’s Promotion of ‘Melania’ Has Critics Questioning Its Motives

Lululemon’s See-Through Leggings Fiasco Is Just Its Latest Unforced Error

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Posted by on January 29th, 2026 at 7:09 am


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