Morning News: September 20, 2024

Africa Floods Spread Misery Where 55 Million Already Face Hunger

Brazil’s Online Gambling Craze May Be Hitting Consumer Spending

China Budget Spending Slide Deepens in Worrying Sign for Economy

China Leaves Benchmark Lending Rates Unchanged, Defying Expectations

China Says It Will ‘Gradually’ Resume Imports of Japanese Seafood

Japan Gears Up for More Than $3 Billion of IPOs in October

China Weight Removing Major Homebuying Curbs to Boost Demand

Sanctions on Russia’s Oil Tankers Lack Bite

EU Plans New €35 Billion Loan for Ukraine Under G-7 Plan

Pope Francis Tells Catholic Cardinals He Wants ‘Zero Deficit’ Agenda

The UK May Be Your Best Bet For the Next Decade

Treasury Yields Move Lower as Investors Digest Unemployment Data After Fed Cut

Now That Rates Are Falling, Let’s Turn to Other Matters

The Fed Risks a Political Backlash by Spurring Economy Close to Election

Americans Are Desperate for Relief. The Rate Cut Is a Glimmer of Hope.

Jerome Powell Says the Fed Can Cut Rates But It Can’t Fix the Housing Crisis

Biden Awards $3 Billion to Boost Domestic Battery Production

Microsoft’s AI Power Needs Prompt Revival of Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant

Amazon Is Trying to Kill the Meeting Before the Meeting

Amazon Fire TV Stick Sales in Germany at Risk After Court Ruling

Boeing Girds for Long Strike as Gig Economy Gives Workers Clout

What Happened to 23andMe?

Nike Has Gone and Done It

Nike Replaces CEO With Veteran Executive Hill in Revival Bid

Tupperware (the Brand) May Fail. Tupperware (the Word) Will Survive.

Is Your Bag Luxurious Enough for a Government Lawsuit?

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Posted by on September 20th, 2024 at 7:01 am


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