Morning News: August 13, 2024

China Goes to New Extreme in Crackdown on Bond-Market Frenzy

China’s Outbound Investing Quota Crunch Spurs Foreign Asset Managers to Get Creative

Middle East Trillions Force New Concessions From Wall Street

German Economic Expectations Nosedive as Global Slowdown Fears Bite

Can This Country Show Europe How to Compete Again?

Fed Becomes Campaign Issue as Trump, Vance Seek Political Input

Interest-Rate Cuts Rely on Inconvenient Truths About Inflation

Reminder: Inflation Still Matters More Than Anything

Stock Dump Sparked by Yen Spike Will Drag On, Says Goldman Sachs Strategist

The Unraveling of a Crypto Dream

Thousands of Bankers Are Quitting Their Jobs in India

Goldman Investment Arm Joins Firms Quitting Major Climate Club

China’s Oil-Demand Growth Slowdown Weighs on Global Outlook, IEA Says

China Puts Canada’s Mining M&A Restrictions to the Test

GM Cuts China Jobs as It Resets in World’s Biggest Car Market

Austria Sees ‘Massive Risk’ From Halt to Russian Gas Flows

Semiconductor Factory Reshapes Czech Region’s Industrial Past

US Manufacturers Hit by Soaring Property Insurance Costs

Boeing Is in Crisis. Airbus Is Struggling to Power Ahead.

It Was a Hot Real Estate Trade. Now Investors Are Worried.

NYC’s Aging Midtown Buildings Lure Property Mogul Larry Silverstein

Home Depot Cuts Outlook as Consumers Stuck in ‘Deferral Mindset’

Baxter International to Sell Kidney Care Business to Carlyle for $3.8 Billion

Hot Summer Threatens Efficacy of Mail-Order Medications

Starbucks Replaces CEO as Activist Investors Push for Changes

Federer-Backed On Sees 28% Sales Increase on Footwear Demand

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Posted by on August 13th, 2024 at 7:08 am


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