Morning News: April 14, 2026

China Imposes New Rules to Block Foreign Companies From ‘Decoupling’

China’s Export Momentum Slows Amid Iran War

The Hormuz Blockade Is as Much About China as Iran

Global Trade Customers Ask Container Lines to Keep Digital Transition Moving

Trump’s Latest Oil Blockade Brings Bigger Economic Risks

Global Oil Demand Heads for Contraction As Iran War Chokes Flows, IEA Says

Oil Prices Slip and Stocks Gain as Investors Eye Possible Path to Peace

What’s Driving the Wartime Stock Rebound

For Investors Trying to Price Risk, AI Polling Is Long Overdue

JPMorgan Profit Beats Estimates on Record Trading Haul, Strong Dealmaking

Wells Fargo Interest Income Misses Estimates, Shares Fall

The Salary Penalty: Why Trump’s Tax Bill Hits a Banker Harder Than a Plumber

Crucial Home Selling Season Off to a Sour Start

An Inflation Time Bomb Is Hiding in Home Insurance

We Can’t Afford It Anyway

The Death of the Basic American Car

What Higher Oil Prices Mean for Nissan, EVs and Auto Demand

CarMax Swings to Loss After Cutting Prices to Bring Back Shoppers

Re-Imagining Capitalism or Re-Imagining Journalism?

Neither Balanced Budgets Nor ‘Starve the Beast’ Will Limit Government

Artemis Was a State Failure and a Human Triumph

Utilities Plan to Spend $1.4 Trillion Over Next Five Years to Power AI Boom

Stanford Report Highlights Growing Disconnect Between AI Insiders and Everyone Else

Missouri Town Fires Half Its City Council Over Data Center Deal

Electric Fury: Soaring Power Bills Threaten to Swing US Elections

United CEO Has Pitched Possible Tie-Up With Rival American

Amazon to Buy Satellite Operator Globalstar for $90 a Share

Can Michigan Become the U.S. Drone Capital?

J&J’s First-Quarter Sales Grow on Cancer-Drug Strength

Unilever Bets Big on Gummies as Next Frontier in Wellness

Imperial Brands Shares Fall After Cigarette Maker Warns of Market-Share Loss

Hollywood Heavyweights Sign Letter Opposing Paramount’s Deal for Warner Bros.

Social Media Just Isn’t Very Social Anymore

No Skirts, No Shoes: The Team-Building Exercise Where You Climb on the Boss

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