Morning News: February 1, 2024

Beijing Pledges More Fiscal Support as Economy Stumbles

A $560 Billion Property Warning Hits Banks From NY to Tokyo

ECB’s Lane Sees Profits and Wages Important for Inflation Path

BOE Raises Prospect of Rate Cuts in 2024 If Inflation Eases

NY Community Bancorp Plunges as Real Estate Risks Jolt Market

Deutsche Bank to Cut 3,500 Jobs and Reward Shareholders

BNP Paribas Delays Profit Target in Shock to Investors

A New Global Tax Is About to Raise Billions. The U.S. Is Missing Out.

Risky Borrowers Storm Loan Market for Once ‘Unthinkable’ Savings

The Fed Is Taking It Slow. But the Markets Want More

Powell Navigates ‘Toxic’ Politics of Rate Cuts as Election Nears

US Firms’ Hiring Announcements Ease to Slowest January on Record

Employed But Unhappy: What’s in Store for US Workers in 2024

Generative A.I.’s Biggest Impact Will Be in Banking and Tech, Report Says

Can This A.I.-Powered Search Engine Replace Google? It Has for Me

A.I. Fuels a New Era of Product Placement

U.S. Makes Initial Offers in Medicare Drug Price Negotiations

In Year Since Ohio Crash, Railroads Barely Move Needle on Safety

Wind Farms Are Overstating Their Output — And Consumers Are Paying For It

Shell Hikes Dividend as Gas Trading Business Boosts Bottom Line Amid Turn Away from Renewables

‘Your Product Is Killing People’: Tech Leaders Denounced Over Child Safety

Volvo, An Early Electric Car Adopter, Cuts Off Funding For Its EV Affiliate

Musk Moves Ahead With Plan to Shift Tesla Domicile to Texas

The Lawyer—and Drummer—Who Felled Elon Musk’s $55.8 Billion Compensation Package

Amazon Could Soon Be on Hook for Safety of Third-Party Products It Sells and Ships

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