Morning News: July 8, 2024

Hong Kong’s Commercial Property Deals Fell to Lowest Since 2008

The Yen Is Plunging. So Is Japan’s Defense Budget

France Suddenly in Gridlock After Surprise Election Result

French Gridlock Makes UK Stability Look Even Better

Crushing Debts Await Europe’s New Leaders

BOE’s Haskel Warns of Inflation, Signals Vote for Rates Hold

Biden’s Wall Street Donors Are Increasingly ‘Concerned’

Investors Chart Possible Moves as Pressure Mounts on Biden

Post-Covid-19 Higher Prices Have Donald Trump’s Fingerprints All Over Them

Powell to Face Fed Critics in Congress on High Rates, Bank Rules

Big Bond Bet Favored by Citi, JPMorgan Gets Boost Before CPI

The Rich Investor Club Is Getting Crowded

How Stocks Became the Game That Record Numbers of Americans Are Playing

Old School FX Traders Are Being Replaced By Algos With Names Like Viper

‘Nuclear’ Jury Verdicts Rise Alongside American Anger

Fight Against Misinformation Suffers Defeat on Multiple Fronts

Microsoft Orders China Staff to Use iPhones for Work and Drop Android

Thousands of Samsung Workers Walk Out for Three-Day Strike

Artificial Intelligence Boom Lifts Paychecks for CIOs

Lilly Agrees to Buy US Biotech Morphic in $3.2 Billion Deal

Foreign Carmakers Fight to Survive in China as Market Share Dwindles

China Allows Robotaxis Without Operators in Shanghai

Air Travel Demand Is Breaking Records. Airline Profits Are Not

Boeing to Plead Guilty to Fraud for Violating Deal Over 737 Max Crashes

Paramount Agrees to Skydance Deal, Ending Redstone Era

Meet David Ellison, Paramount’s Future Boss and Hollywood’s Newest Mogul

College Credit for Working Your Job? Walmart and McDonald’s Are Trying It

Carlsberg to Buy Soft Drink Maker Britvic for $4.23 Billion

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Posted by on July 8th, 2024 at 7:06 am


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