Morning News: February 20, 2025

Russia Wins When the US Stops Fighting Corruption

Is Russia Open for Business — and at What Cost?

A Unified Economic Theory of Being a Bully

Ukraine Is Just a Pawn in a Russian Reset

Europe Races to Craft a Defense Plan After Trump’s Ukraine Broadside

Xi Risks Becoming Top US Threat If Trump Cuts Deal With Putin

Trump Says New China Trade Deal ‘Possible’ Despite Tensions

Argentine Mortgages Triple as Milei Reignites a Snuffed-Out Housing Market

Something Is Rotten in Canada

How Tariffs Could Shock America’s Power System

Bessent Says US ‘Long Way’ From Boosting Longer-Term Debt Sales

Interest Rate Cuts on Hold Until Inflation Improves, Fed Minutes Show

So, You Want to Get Rid of the Penny. Do You Have a Plan for the Nickel?

With Truth Social, Trump Has Official Mouthpiece and a Channel for Revenue

‘Sticker Shock’ Awaits US Consumers If Tariffs Threats Become Reality

Trump’s First Month Has Traders Ditching America-First Wagers

Howard Lutnick Starts Wall Street Dynasty With DJ and Trader Sons

Fund Giant BlackRock Is Out to Unite Public and Private Markets

Millennium Lures Team With $100 Million Bid as Hedge Fund Talent War Rages

Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers

TikTok Returns to US App Stores Buffeted by Weeks of Uncertainty

Mercedes-Benz Plans to Cut Jobs as Earnings Expected to Slump

Alibaba Posts Fastest Revenue Growth Since 2023

Walmart Warns of Slower Sales Gains After a Bumper Year

Hasbro Expects Mild Sales Growth in 2025 as Tariffs Loom

Birkenstock’s Revenue Rises on Strong Holiday Period

You Can Take the Fried Chicken Out of Kentucky …

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Posted by on February 20th, 2025 at 7:04 am


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