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  • Morning News: August 13, 2024
    Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 13th, 2024 at 7:08 am

    China Goes to New Extreme in Crackdown on Bond-Market Frenzy

    China’s Outbound Investing Quota Crunch Spurs Foreign Asset Managers to Get Creative

    Middle East Trillions Force New Concessions From Wall Street

    German Economic Expectations Nosedive as Global Slowdown Fears Bite

    Can This Country Show Europe How to Compete Again?

    Fed Becomes Campaign Issue as Trump, Vance Seek Political Input

    Interest-Rate Cuts Rely on Inconvenient Truths About Inflation

    Reminder: Inflation Still Matters More Than Anything

    Stock Dump Sparked by Yen Spike Will Drag On, Says Goldman Sachs Strategist

    The Unraveling of a Crypto Dream

    Thousands of Bankers Are Quitting Their Jobs in India

    Goldman Investment Arm Joins Firms Quitting Major Climate Club

    China’s Oil-Demand Growth Slowdown Weighs on Global Outlook, IEA Says

    China Puts Canada’s Mining M&A Restrictions to the Test

    GM Cuts China Jobs as It Resets in World’s Biggest Car Market

    Austria Sees ‘Massive Risk’ From Halt to Russian Gas Flows

    Semiconductor Factory Reshapes Czech Region’s Industrial Past

    US Manufacturers Hit by Soaring Property Insurance Costs

    Boeing Is in Crisis. Airbus Is Struggling to Power Ahead.

    It Was a Hot Real Estate Trade. Now Investors Are Worried.

    NYC’s Aging Midtown Buildings Lure Property Mogul Larry Silverstein

    Home Depot Cuts Outlook as Consumers Stuck in ‘Deferral Mindset’

    Baxter International to Sell Kidney Care Business to Carlyle for $3.8 Billion

    Hot Summer Threatens Efficacy of Mail-Order Medications

    Starbucks Replaces CEO as Activist Investors Push for Changes

    Federer-Backed On Sees 28% Sales Increase on Footwear Demand

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  • Morning News: August 12, 2024
    Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 12th, 2024 at 7:05 am

    China Touts Olympic Gold Medal Tie With US as New Sign of Power

    China Regulators Tell Some Rural Banks to Renege on Bond Trades

    U.S. Officials to Visit China for Economic Talks as Trade Tensions Rise

    Inflation Hurts Most for the Things We Can’t Skimp On

    Americans’ Refusal to Keep Paying Higher Prices May Be Dealing a Final Blow to US Inflation Spike

    Tim Walz’s Investment Strategy Makes Him an Outlier

    Bonds Are Back as a Hedge After Failing Investors for Years

    Private Credit Enters Risky Terrain With Huge Bets on Consumers

    Hedge Funds Smell Blood as Lenders Turn on Each Other

    ‘There Could Be Social Unrest’: Finance Veterans on the Next Big Risk

    Drahi’s BT Exit Follows $1.3 Billion Drop in Stake’s Value

    Adani Stocks Drop as Hindenburg Row With India Regulator Worsens

    Apple and Alphabet’s Freakish Earnings Broke This Market Barometer

    Sea Raises Seller Fees to Above TikTok, Temu to Lift Margins

    OPEC Slightly Trims Oil Demand Forecast, Citing Softness in China

    Gold Fields to Buy Osisko Mining for $1.6 Billion

    Coffee Jumps Most in Five Weeks as Market Eyes Brazil Frost Risk

    Why Naming Heat Waves Is So Controversial: Green Daily

    AI Is About to Boost Power Bills—Who’ll Take Heat for That?

    Labor Talks at US East and Gulf Coast Ports Reach an Impasse

    McDonald’s Goes to Washington. And Sacramento. And Albany.

    Inside Worldcoin’s Orb Factory, Audacious and Absurd Defender of Humanity

    Brands Love Influencers (Until Politics Get Involved)

    Bari Weiss Knows Exactly What She’s Doing

    Why Schools Are Racing to Ban Student Phones

    Los Angeles, Next Up for Summer Olympics, Hopes to Turn a Profit

    Disney Details Vast Theme Park Expansion Projects

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  • Morning News: August 9, 2024
    Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 9th, 2024 at 7:01 am

    How Japan’s Central Bank Threw Out Its Playbook for Normalizing

    Fed Seen Rejecting Calls for Jumbo Rate Cut in Economist Survey

    Wall Street on Edge After a Week of Wild Swings

    How to Cope When the Markets Panic

    Finance Chiefs Lean on Commercial Paper to Trim Costs, Prepare for Rate Cuts

    Trump Restates His Desire for More Say Over the Fed

    Has the U.S. Economy Reached a Tipping Point?

    Mortgage Rates Drop to 15-Month Low

    The Swing-State Economic Realities Shaping the US Election

    Who Won Big in the Supreme Court’s Latest Term? The ‘Regulated Community.’

    What the History-Making Elections of 2024 Could Mean for Energy

    Shale Oil Output Growth Poses Headache for OPEC+

    A Lot Was Riding on This Wind Farm. Then Giant Shards Washed Up in Nantucket

    The UK Energy Boss Taking (Some) Inspiration From Musk and Bezos

    Musk’s Riot Tweets Spur UK to Seek Tougher Online Rules

    How China Built Tech Prowess: Chemistry Classes and Research Labs

    Temu’s Billionaire Founder Becomes China’s Richest Person

    Goldman Partner and M&A Banker David Kamo Exits to Join Evercore

    Ponzi Scheme Restitution Deserves Better Math

    With US Chips Act Money Mostly Divvied Up, the Real Test Begins

    Indian EV Maker Ola Electric Jumps in Trading Debut

    Cellnex Sells Unit For €803 Million, Signals Share Buyback

    Americans Are Skipping Theme Parks This Summer

    Is a Disney Theme Park Vacation Still Worth the Price?

    How the Paris Olympics Mascot Went From Bizarre to Beloved

    LA Olympics Poised to Be Flag Football’s NFL Dream Team Moment

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  • Morning News: August 8, 2024
    Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 8th, 2024 at 7:09 am

    Central Banks Get Sand Kicked in Their Face Again

    India Central Bank Holds Policy Rate Steady, as Expected

    Glynn’s Take: Hawkish RBA Governor Should Brace for Storms to Come

    The Fed Has Cut Rates Amid Stock Swoons Before. Not This Time

    Consider Yourself Warned on Market Risks

    What’s Driving the Topsy-Turvy Markets

    JPMorgan Says Three Quarters of Global Carry Trades Now Unwound

    As Markets Rock, a Reporter Stays Steady

    Cathie Wood Goes on Dip-Buying on Tech Spree as ARKK Hits 2024 Lows

    Balyasny Goes on New Hiring Spree With $200 Million in Payouts

    A Walzonomics Primer

    $800 Billion Gulf-Wealth Fund Can Face UK Suits After Court Loss

    As AI Costs Surge, Investors Embrace Less-Is-More Data Strategy

    What Works in Taiwan Doesn’t Always in Arizona, a Chipmaking Giant Learns

    Social Media Platforms Show Little Interest in Stopping Spread of Misinformation

    Texas Energy So Bountiful, They Pay You to Take It Away

    Startups Are Racing to Make Water Out of Thin Air

    China’s Sales of EVs, Hybrids Surpass Conventional Cars in July

    Indeed and Glassdoor Owner Posts Profit Rise

    Eli Lilly Lifts 2024 Sales Outlook as Zepbound Demand Drives Quarter

    What Happens When Ozempic Takes Over Your Town

    Warner Bros. Discovery Takes $9 Billion Write-Down on Cable Networks

    Boeing’s New CEO Is Hands On. He’s Being Handed a Company in Crisis.

    Air Canada Says Paris Olympics Are Hurting Sales This Summer

    Simone Biles’ Leotards Ignite Sales of Made-in-America Brand

    Supplying Saks Was a Soapmaker’s Dream Until He Got a $74 Check

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  • Morning News: August 7, 2024
    Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 7th, 2024 at 7:03 am

    German Trade Balance Drops on Shrinking Exports

    China Export Growth Slows But Recovery Seems Intact

    New Zealand’s Jobless-Rate Rise Opens Path to Interest Rate Cuts

    Uganda Cuts Key Interest Rate for First Time in a Year

    What’s Behind All the Stock Market Drama?

    Three Days That Rocked Japan’s Markets

    Japan Morphs Into the Center of Worry for Global Investors

    BoJ’s Message Shows How Markets Keep Bullying Central Banks

    There’s No Way ‘Recession Fears’ Drive the Market Carnage

    Claudia Sahm: My Recession Rule Was Meant to Be Broken

    Steven Mnuchin Says It’s Time to Kill the New Treasury Bond He Created

    Trump’s Plan for US Bitcoin Stockpile Alarms Forfeiture Experts

    Citigroup Whistleblower Denied Share of $400 Million Penalty

    To Avoid a Recession, Consumer Spending Is Key

    Shopify Tops Views and Sees Growth Accelerating

    Adani Is Said to Plan Raising $1.2 Billion for Flagship Firm

    Even Switzerland Is Discussing How to Tax the Super-Rich

    Brookfield Asset Management Profits Rise, Assets Hit $1 Trillion

    The True Cost of Corporate Layoffs

    Apple Workers Approve Contract at First Union Store in U.S.

    Google’s Search Dominance Faces Limited Risks Despite Antitrust Ruling

    Glencore Sticks With Coal, Cites Pendulum Shift on ESG

    Huge Fire Sparked by a Mercedes-Benz EV Adds to Safety Concerns Dogging Industry

    CVS’s Medicare Woes Continue to Fuel More Cuts to Its Outlook

    The Olympics Have a Gap That Netflix Is Trying to Fill

    Disney Results Show Parks Weakness Countering Streaming Profit

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  • CWS Market Review – August 6, 2024
    Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 6th, 2024 at 6:20 pm

    (This is the free version of CWS Market Review. If you like what you see, then please sign up for the premium newsletter for $20 per month or $200 for the whole year. If you sign up today, you can see our two reports, “Your Handy Guide to Stock Orders” and “How Not to Get Screwed on Your Mortgage.”)

    The Stock Market’s Worst Day in Two Years

    Yesterday was the stock market’s worst day in nearly two years. The S&P 500 plunged to a loss of 3%. At the start of trading, things were looking even worse. The Nasdaq opened lower by more than 1,000 points, or 6%. The Volatility Index shot up to a high of 65. That’s one of the highest levels it’s ever been. To be fair, it didn’t stay there long.

    Many large-cap tech stocks got pummeled yesterday, the Mag 7 in particular. The market managed to rally a bit after a terrible open but by midday, the bears took control again and sent share prices downward. The Nasdaq 100 is having its worst start to a month since 2008.

    We should remember that pullbacks are very normal, and they happen all the time. By historic measures, this isn’t a big one.

    By general consensus, the problems started in the Asian markets, especially in Japan. On Monday, the Japanese stock market had its worst day since 1987. Then on Tuesday, it had its best day since 2008. The Nikkei was up more than 10% today. I don’t think that market will settle down soon.

    The story begins last week when the Japanese Fed decided to raise interest rates. Well, sort of. More accurately, the Bank of Japan raised rates to “around” 0.25%. That’s up from the previous range of 0% to 0.1%.

    That may not sound like a lot, and it’s not, but it’s the highest rate since 2008. The Bank of Japan also said it will reduce its monthly purchases of Japanese government bonds.

    Unfortunately, in the U.S., we had a weaker-than-expected jobs report on Friday. This led to speculation that the U.S. economy is slowing down. I’ll discuss that in more detail in a bit.

    Combine these two and you have fears that the “carry trade” is unwinding. Let me take a moment to explain, because the carry trade is what currently drives the world.

    The carry trade is when investors can borrow money in a low-rate currency, such as the Japanese yen, and invest it in a currency with a higher interest rate, such as the U.S. dollar. The investors “carry” the money across the borders, and presto! It’s instant money.

    The carry trade has been hugely popular in recent years, and many investors have cashed in. Bear in mind that as recently as April, Japan still had negative interest rates. The carry trade was a simple and easy path to free money.

    Well, sort of. The carry trade is all fine and dandy as long as the currencies are far apart. Once that gets tripped up, you suddenly have a mad dash towards the exits, and that’s what happened. I’m sure many hedge funds had margin calls on their carry trade positions. There’s an old saying on Wall Street: “if you can’t sell what you want, sell what you can.” That’s pretty much what happened.

    Kit Juckes, the chief foreign exchange strategist at Société Générale, said, “You can’t unwind the biggest carry trade the world has ever seen without breaking a few heads.” Indeed. Over the last three weeks, the global stock market has lost $6.4 trillion.

    The Japanese yen had been gradually sliding against the dollar, until a few weeks ago. Then, all of a sudden, the yen started soaring versus the dollar (see the chart above).

    What happened is that the weak jobs report caused investors to think that interest rates in the U.S. will soon go down.

    Oddly, the carry trade isn’t over just yet, but a lot of folks are quickly closing their positions. No one wants to be the last one standing when the music stops.

    The July Jobs Report Was a Big Miss

    Let’s take a closer look at last week’s jobs report because that was another catalyst for the recent unpleasantness. On Friday, the Labor Department said that the economy created 114,000 net new jobs last month. That was a big miss. Wall Street had been expecting a gain of 185,000. The number for June was revised downward to a gain of 179,000.

    The unemployment rate rose to 4.3%. That’s still quite low, but it’s the highest rate since October 2021. The U-6 rate, which includes discouraged workers, increased by 0.4% to 7.8%. That’s also the highest since October 2021.

    Average hourly earnings increased by 0.2%. That was also below Wall Street’s forecast for 0.3%. That’s bad news for workers, but it will probably help lower inflation. Here are some more details:

    From a sector standpoint, health care again led in job creation, adding 55,000 to payrolls. Other notable gainers included construction (25,000), government (17,000), and transportation and warehousing (14,000). Leisure and hospitality, another leading gainer over the past few years, added 23,000.

    The information services sector posted a loss of 20,000.

    While the survey of establishments used for the headline payrolls number was discouraging, the household survey was even more so, with growth of just 67,000, while the ranks of the unemployed swelled by 352,000.

    Wall Street has quickly shifted from being bullish because rates are going lower to adopting a cautious outlook due to a fragile economy, and that’s sending rates down.

    The change in sentiment has been dramatic. Now I hear investors complaining that the Fed is acting too slowly and that the elevated rates are hurting the economy.

    Traders don’t believe the Fed’s forecasts anymore. Wall Street now narrowly expects a 0.5% rate cut next month. That would be followed by 0.25% cuts in November and December. After that, the market expects an additional three cuts before the end of April 2025.

    Add it all up, and Wall Street sees the Fed targeting short-term rates between 3.50% and 3.75% within nine months. A few weeks ago, that outlook would have seemed looney. Now it’s the conventional wisdom.

    What was interesting about yesterday’s stock market is that the biggest gap wasn’t between growth and value, as we’ve seen with the big rotation. Instead, the gap was between cyclical stocks and defensive stocks. In other words, traders were arguing about the health of the economy, and the bears were getting their way.

    Wall Street bounced back some today. The old Wall Street rule is that you walk back one-third of a big move, and that proved fairly accurate today. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rose a little more than 1% today.

    Interestingly, the stock market peaked on July 16 which seems to be a popular time for market peaks. In 2022, the S&P 500 peaked at 4,130.29 on July 29 and then sank 13.4% to 3,577.03 on October 12th.

    In 2023, the S&P 500 peaked at 4,607.07 on July 27th and then sank 10.6% to 4,117.37 on October 27.

    In 1990, the S&P peaked at 368.95 on July 16th and then fell 20% to 295.46 on October 12th, mostly in response to Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2.

    Then, in 1998, in a carbon copy of 1990, the S&P peaked at 1,186.75 on July 17th and then fell 19.2% by October 8th.

    Broadridge Rallies on Earnings and Guidance

    I wanted to touch on Tuesday’s earnings report from one of our Buy List stocks, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR). I’ll have more details on it in our premium issue later this week, but the company is doing so well that I wanted to share it with you.

    The company runs a great business. This is how Barron’s described Broadridge two years ago:

    The company has a near monopoly in the business of managing and distributing investor communications for practically every public company in the U.S., plus mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and more. That includes proxies, regulatory disclosures, and other reports and filings required of all U.S. securities issuers. Those are non-discretionary communications that companies and funds need to distribute no matter what the world is doing. That segment tends to grow at the pace of overall stockholdings in the U.S., with Broadridge able to eke out higher profit margins thanks to a continuing shift from printed documents delivered by mail to digital investor communications.

    Broadridge’s fiscal Q4 earnings rose 9% to $3.50 per share. That matched Wall Street’s consensus. The company also raised its dividend by 10% to $3.52 per share. This is BR’s 18th annual dividend hike in a row. It’s also the 12th double-digit increase in the last 13 years.

    For the coming year, Broadridge sees recurring revenue growth of 5% to 7%, and adjusted EPS growth of 8% to 12%.

    Broadridge has been a great stock for us. The shares got a nice 4.8% jump in today’s trade. Since the start of 2023, Broadridge has gained 67% for us.

    That’s all for now. I’ll have more for you in the next issue of CWS Market Review.

    – Eddy

  • Morning News: August 6, 2024
    Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 6th, 2024 at 7:09 am

    Eurozone Retail Sales Mark Disappointing Backslide

    Stocks See Choppy Trading as Nerves Still Run High

    Online Brokerages Futu, UP Fintech Suspend Night Trading of U.S. Stocks

    The Economy Is Looking Pre-Recessionary

    Recession Fears May Be Overstated, but Not Unfounded

    Market Selloff Upends Fed Rate-Cut Calculus

    The Fed Should Resist Placating Markets

    Japan Leads Hopes for Global Market Rebound. Most Gains Still Aren’t Much

    JPMorgan Says Carry Trade Unraveling Is Only Half Complete

    ‘Don’t Be Fooled’—Coinbase Issues Serious Warning After $800 Billion Bitcoin And Crypto Price Crash

    Citigroup’s Trading Division Hit With Fresh Toxic-Culture Claim

    Google’s Antitrust Loss Is a Hollow Victory for Regulators

    How the Google Antitrust Ruling May Influence Tech Competition

    Made-in-China Goes Upscale as a New Generation of Brands Battles Slowdown

    World’s Five Leading Chipmakers Have Now Promised U.S. Investment

    SK Hynix Wins $950 Million of US Grants, Loans for AI Chip Site

    Oil Is Oversold But It’s in Front of a Macro Train

    Saudi Aramco to Return $31 Billion to Shareholders, Government After Profit Beat

    Why Californians Have Some of the Highest Power Bills in the U.S.

    CNET to Be Sold to Ziff Davis in Sign of Possible Media Deals to Come

    Uber Posts Earnings Beat as Rideshare Demand Remains Strong

    Bayer Posts Net Loss as Tough Agriculture Market Bites

    Kenvue Beats Sales Estimates, Bucking Consumer Goods Trend

    Taco Bell Owner’s Sales Miss Views, Reflecting Dining Slump

    Star Power Elevates Pin Trading, the Unofficial Sport of the Olympics

    How Going to the Movies Is Changing, in Charts

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  • Morning News: August 5, 2024
    Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 5th, 2024 at 7:08 am

    Green-Energy Flops Revive Bets on Natural Gas

    Woodside to Buy Ammonia Plant From OCI Global for $2.35 Billion

    Guyana Fight Shows Big Oil’s Need for Cheap Crude

    A Gas Carrier Faking Its Location Helps Russia Avoid Sanctions

    China Caixin PMI Signals Pickup in Services-Sector Activity

    Israel, Mideast Markets Fall on Iran Threat, Global Stock Plunge

    Markets Around the World Are Jolted by Fears of Slowing U.S. Growth

    Global Selloff Intensifies as Traders See Multiple Risks

    The Market Meltdown Intensifies

    Fed Charged With Backing Away From Its Real-Rate Pledge

    Everyone Is Talking About the Sahm Recession Indicator. Here’s What You Need to Know

    JPMorgan CEO Contenders Cite Intense Competition During Market Revival

    Homes to Stay Unaffordable Whatever the Fed Does, Survey Shows

    It’s Getting Harder for Companies to Keep Politics Out of the Workplace

    How 2024 Became the Zoom Election

    Adani Unveils $213 Billion Succession Plan as Scrutiny Persists

    Apple Investors Urged to Stay Calm After Buffett Slashes Stake

    With Smugglers and Front Companies, China Is Skirting American A.I. Bans

    AI Chip Startup Groq Gets $2.8 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round

    Infineon Cuts Jobs, Guidance as Chip Inventory Glut Weighs on Market Recovery

    Ford Turns ‘Dirty’ Business Into a Profit Driver. GM and Stellantis Are Taking Notice

    Declaring ‘Crisis,’ South Korean Firms Tell Managers to Work 6 Days a Week

    L’Oreal Buys Stake in Swiss Skincare Company Galderma

    Why Russians, But Not Russia, Are Competing in the Olympics

    LeBron James Faces the Basketball World He Helped to Create

    Streamers Can’t Get Enough of True Story TV. Cue the Lawsuits.

    Why ‘The Great Gatsby’ and Other Broadway Shows Are Turning to Influencers

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  • Morning News: August 2, 2024
    Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 2nd, 2024 at 7:03 am

    In Xi’s China, Politics Eventually Catches Up With Everyone

    Norway Adjusted Unemployment Hits Highest Level in 19 Months

    South Korea’s Inflation Reaccelerates in July

    Hard Landing Concerns Jolt Global Markets

    Japan Stocks Tumble in Biggest Two-Day Rout Since 2011 Tsunami

    Fed Will Scour Jobs Report for Signs of Weakness

    Markets Now Fear the Fed’s Waiting Game Is Too Long

    Dimon Pushes for Private-Sector Representation in Next Cabinet

    SoftBank Drop Wipes $2.6 Billion Off Masayoshi Son’s Fortune

    Big Tech’s AI Race Has One Main Winner: Nvidia

    Big Tech Fails to Convince Wall Street That AI Is Paying Off

    Samsung Built an Apple Watch Ultra of Its Own

    Nintendo’s Switch Sales, Profit Slump as Successor Console Awaited

    Amazon Cautions That When the News Gets Nutty, People Shop Less

    Retailers Locked Up Their Products—and Broke Shopping in America

    Making Money From News Aimed at Gen Z Is Easier Said Than Done

    Why the World Is Running Out of Essential Undersea Cables

    Exxon Earnings Jump, While Chevron Drops

    Chevron to Quit California for Texas After Warning on Regulation

    Rolls-Royce Defies Market Slump as Shares Extend Epic Rally

    Nike Bets on Olympic Spending Spree to Revive Slumping Sales

    Judge Overturns $4.7 Billion ‘Sunday Ticket’ Verdict Against the NFL

    World Cycling Head Warns Saudis Against Funding Breakaway League

    Disney’s Movie Studio Bounces Back After Two Challenging Years

    Inflation Math is Changing America’s Dinner Plans

    The Future of Junk Food Could Be Healthy Food

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  • Morning News: August 1, 2024
    Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 1st, 2024 at 7:04 am

    For Europe’s Big Oil, Profits Still Count on Crude

    Four in Ten German Manufacturers Eye Move Abroad on Energy Costs

    Exxon Almost Walked Away From Its $1 Trillion Oil Discovery

    Shell Earnings Beat Market Views Despite Lower Gas Trading, Refining Margin Hit

    Midwestern Farmers Who Say Yes to Solar Power Face Neighbors’ Wrath

    How Thousands of Middlemen Are Gaming the H-1B Program

    More Than 100 Silicon Valley Investors Pledge to Support Kamala Harris

    Trump Promises Lower Interest Rates, but the President Doesn’t Control Those

    Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates for First Time Since 2020

    Fed on Course for September Rate Cut as Risks to Job Market Grow

    Why the Fed Risks Falling Behind

    Societe Generale Hurt by Weak Performance at French Retail Unit

    Barclays Announces $960 Million Buyback, Lifts Outlook as Investment Bank Shines

    Ackman’s IPO Dream Implodes From $25 Billion to Zero in Weeks

    Three Big Differences Between the AI and Dot-Com Bubbles

    DC Welcomes Ex-OpenAI Board Member After Sam Altman Drama

    Meta’s Upbeat Earnings Buy Time for AI Investment to Pay Off

    Meta’s Lesson in Allaying Wall Street’s A.I. Fears

    Reddit Acquires Generative AI Startup Memorable AI

    Power-Hungry Data Centers Are Gobbling Up Texas Amid AI Boom

    Applied Materials Is Denied US Chips Grant for $4 Billion Silicon Valley Project

    ArcelorMittal Trims Steel Outlook After Earnings Slumped on Lower Steel Prices

    Spirit Airlines Curtailing Workforce as Quarterly Loss Widens

    Nike Paid Him to Make Gold-Dipped Sneakers for LeBron. Now, It Is Suing Him.

    After Years of Raising Prices, Food Companies Hit Consumers’ Limits

    Wendy’s Cuts Sales Guidance as US Guest Counts Drop

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