Morning News: March 5, 2024

China Sets GDP Goal That Needs Policy Support ‘From All Fronts’

China’s Weak Energy Target Exposes Growth Dilemma

Singapore Has Taylor Swift to Itself This Week, and the Neighbors Are Complaining

Britain Isn’t Such a Basket Case Anymore, at Least to Investors

Bitcoin’s Market Value Touches Record as Token’s Price Nears All-Time High

Brighter Economic Mood Isn’t Translating Into Support for Biden

US Banks Far More Exposed than Europeans to Property Crunch, Says Morgan Stanley

Bank Runs Spooked Regulators. Now a Clampdown Is Coming

NYCB Ballooned Despite Real Estate Warnings in Years Before Fall

Biden to Launch Joint FTC-DOJ Task Force to Crack Down on ‘Unfair and Illegal Pricing’

Biden to Finalize Rule to Cap Credit Card Late Fees at $8

JPMorgan Joins France’s Payments Network CB to Skirt Visa, Mastercard

Immigration Rage Drowns Out the US Labor Market’s Need for Workers

Business Is Booming for DEI Lawyers as Corporate America Asks ‘What’s Legal?’

Seoul Semiconductor Files Patent Lawsuit Against Amazon With European Court

Apple on Collision Course With EU as New Digital Markets Act Kicks In

Apple’s iPhone Woes in China Deepen With a 24% Sales Plunge

AMD Hits US Roadblock in Selling AI Chip Tailored for China

Nio Loses Another $2.9 Billion as China’s EV Battle Intensifies

Former Twitter Executives Sue Elon Musk for More Than $128 Million in Severance

JetBlue and Spirit Call Off Their $3.8 Billion Merger

Simply Paused or Permanently Sunk? The Kroger-Albertsons Merger Has Hit a Major Snag

Macy’s ‘Is Melting Away’: Activist Investor Brings $6.6 Billion Bid to Buyout Battle

Target Sales Fall for First Time Since 2016

Book Startup Pitches Authors a Novel Deal: $0 Up Front, Bigger Profits

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Posted by on March 5th, 2024 at 7:03 am


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