Morning News: April 17, 2024

For Multinationals, Africa’s Allure Is Fading

Aging Copper Mines Are Turning Into Money Pits Despite Demand

Biden Seeks Higher Tariffs on Chinese Steel, Aluminum to Support US Firms

Biden Confronts Tough Choice Over Venezuela Oil Sanctions

NBA Legend Rick Fox’s Next Act: Green Concrete Entrepreneur

BlackRock’s Aggressive Hunt for Growth in Saudi Arabia

Singapore Exports Slump More Than Expected

Japan’s Exports Extend Run of Growth to Fourth Straight Month

World Faces Woeful Outlook of Stunted Potential

The Global Turn Away From Free-Market Policies Worries Economists

Inflation in U.K. Slows to 3.2%, Lowest in More Than 2 Years

Where Are Growth, Inflation and Interest Rates Headed? We Asked the Economists

Higher-for-Longer Is Pushing Dollar Power to Limit

If Index Funds Were Politically Motivated, They Wouldn’t Be Index Funds

U.S. Bancorp Trims Lending-Income Outlook Amid Deposit Pressures

Bankers Hit With Millions in Breakup Fees for Ditching New Jobs

Layoff Whiplash Scars Workers Who Find New Jobs Only to Lose Them

Volkswagen Aims for Lower EV Costs With New Production Platform in China

VW Workers in Tennessee Start Vote on U.A.W., Testing Union Ambitions

Tesla Asks Investors to Approve Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Again

Singapore’s Steep Car Prices Propel SoftBank’s Unicorn Carro Toward IPO

ASML Orders Plunge as Chipmakers Pause High-End Gear Purchases

Microsoft’s AI Copilot Is Starting to Automate the Coding Industry

Aerospace Parts Manufacturer Loar Holdings Aims Up to $2.28 Billion Valuation in US IPO

Boeing’s Quality Complaints Mount as Another Whistleblower Comes Forward

From NPR to NBC, Newsrooms Test Management’s Tolerance for Dissent

The Paris Olympics’ One Sure Thing: Cyberattacks

Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Avoided a Collision on the Charts. (Again.)

Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them

Superyacht Sales Plunge as Wait Times Rise, Russian Oligarchs Drop Out of the Market

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Posted by on April 17th, 2024 at 7:07 am


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