Morning News: May 1, 2024

South Korea’s Export Growth Accelerated in April

Australia’s Manufacturing PMI Shows Signs of Recovery

Fed to Signal Delay of Interest-Rate Cuts

The Fed Won’t Climb Down Yet. Others Can’t Wait

Banks Rent Rivals’ Balance Sheets to Skirt Capital Rules

NYCB’s Results Are Better Than Worst Fears After Rocky Quarter

Wanted: Megabank Chief Willing to Work for Half Pay

Barclays Begins Implementing Job Cuts Across Investment Bank

He Lost $36 Billion in a Week. Now Bill Hwang Is Fighting to Avoid Prison

Binance Crypto Founder Zhao Sentenced to Four Months in Prison

Bulgarian Distrust of Russia Simmers Over a Black Sea Oil Terminal

Coal Is Proving to Be a Tough Habit to Kick

BP Bets Big, Again, On the Gulf of Mexico

A Yeast-Like Bacteria Can Cut Carbon Emissions While Creating Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Sneakers

How Sewage Is Helping Along the Energy Transition

China’s Electric Cars Keep Improving, a Worry for Rivals Elsewhere

Tesla Axes Supercharger Team in Blow to Broader EV Market

Will GM Regret Kicking Apple CarPlay off the Dashboard?

Elon Musk vs. Jeff Bezos Is America’s New Moon Race

The Ozempic Effect: How a Weight Loss Wonder Drug Gobbled Up an Entire Economy

CVS Tumbles as Rising Medical Costs Hit Profit Forecast

J&J Advances $6.475 Billion Settlement of Talc Cancer Lawsuits

AI Is Helping Automate One of the World’s Most Gruesome Jobs

KFC Owner’s Sales Fall for First Time Since 2020

Starbucks Posts First Sales Drop Since 2020 During Global Pullback

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