Morning News: January 10, 2025

China’s Wobbly Economy Faces New Threat From Pensions Boycott

China’s Central Bank Stops Buying Bonds as Deflation Fears Grip Economy

Brazil Inflation Ticks Down But Ends 2024 Well Above Target

Supreme Court Allows Trump Sentencing in NY Hush Money Case

Beleaguered US Bond Market Looks to Jobs Report for Reprieve

The Fed Is in No Rush to Cut Rates, Even if There Is a Weak Jobs Report

Who’s Afraid of Rising Treasury Yields? Not Stocks

Bankers Hope for IPO Revival in 2025 as High-Profile Listings Stack Up

Deutsche Bank Tweaks Bonuses to Emphasize Metrics Like Teamwork

Economists Are in the Wilderness. Can They Find a Way Back to Influence?

Meet Trump’s Economic Whisperers

Politics, Not Climate, to Drive Sustainable Finance Trends in 2025

How Trump Came Around to Crypto—and What Crypto Wants in Return

Political Sway of the Rich Seen as Main Driver of Inequality, Pew Survey Finds

U.S. Mortgage Rates Climb to Highest Since July

L.A. Wildfires Lay Bare an Insurance Crisis

As Los Angeles Fires Burn, Residents Turn to Nonprofit Watch Duty

A New World for Facebook and Instagram: Zuckerberg’s Splinternet

He Built Russia’s Biggest Tech Company. Now He’s Starting Over—Without Putin

Constellation Energy to Acquire Calpine for $16.4 Billion

Toxic Traces of Lead Mining in Missouri Are Hard to Erase

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to Debut New Rocket in SpaceX Challenge

TikTok Supreme Court Clash Pits Free Speech Against US Security

If TikTok Is Banned, Can I Still Use It?

Delta Tops Estimates on Demand for Overseas, Business Travel

Mercedes-Benz Car Sales Fell 3% in 2024 Amid Challenging Market

Why Food Companies Want Consumers to Buy More of Everything

Why General Manager Is the Hottest Job in College Sports

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