Morning News: June 18, 2024

Biden’s Tough-on-China Stance Threatens Green America Push

Indonesia Can’t Ignore the Cost of Its Battery Metal Boom

Carbon Removal Fund Backed By Meta, Alphabet Agrees Europe Deal

The Deadly Mining Complex Powering the EV Revolution

Waabi Raises $200 Million to Deploy Driverless Trucks by 2025

Electric-Vehicle Startup Fisker Files for Bankruptcy

Coke—and Dozens of Others—Pledged to Quit Russia. They’re Still There

Western Multinationals Fleeing Nigeria Are Being Replaced by Asian and Turkish Firms

India Regulator Plans Tweaks to Address Derivative Trading Risks

EU Finance Chief Says Ditch National Symbols to Boost Capital Market

Central Banks Expect to Snap Up More Gold This Year Amid Dollar Pessimism

Biden’s Stimulus Juiced the Economy, but Its Political Effects Are Muddled

Citi Pitches Money-Moving ‘Crown Jewel’ as Central to Revamp

Goldman Sees US Jobs at Inflection Point, Sticks to Two-Cut Call

BofA Poll Shows Investors Primed to Fuel Stock Rally With Cash

JPMorgan’s Latest Fintech Fight Highlights the Pain of Sellers’ Remorse

Hedge Fund’s Trades With Lenders Point to Return of Crisis-Era Structures

A Korean Secret to Keeping Friendships Strong: Savings Groups

Amazon Union Workers Join Forces With the Teamsters

‘I Live in Hell’: Anti-Growth Fervor Grips US South After Pandemic Boom

TikTok Challenges Congress’s Secrecy on Alleged Security Threat

Apple Scraps Its Buy Now, Pay Later Product. Forget Payments, AI Is the Focus

Best Buy Trains 30,000 to Handle Microsoft’s AI Laptops Launch

Bacon Ice Cream and Nugget Overload Sees Misfiring McDonald’s AI Withdrawn

Boeing’s Bumpy Ride Isn’t Over

Blackstone to Buy Japanese E-Comic Provider

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Posted by on June 18th, 2024 at 7:02 am


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