Morning News: April 19, 2024

Japan Inflation Records Two Years Above BOJ’s Target as Meeting Looms

Oil Tests Central Bankers’ Nerves With Mideast on ‘Knife Edge’

Another Shock From the Middle East for Markets

Are Rates High Enough? Fed Resets Clock on Interest-Rate Cuts

Global Equity Funds See Surge in Outflows as Rate Cut Hopes Fade

PwC Looks to Shrink New U.S. Consulting Partner Class by More Than 50%

What to Do When Your 401(k) Leaves Something to Be Desired

Crypto Fans Count Down to Bitcoin’s ‘Halving’

Crypto Fund Cautions That Record Quarter Is ‘Not a New Normal’

How a Crypto Compliance Officer Ended Up in a Nigerian Prison

Housing Market Slumps as Mortgage Rates Top 7%

New York’s Rich Get Creative to Flee State Taxes. Auditors Are On to Them

Cracking Down on Sim Card Scams Is No Easy Task

Apple Says It Was Ordered to Pull WhatsApp From China App Store

Love, Hate or Fear It, TikTok Has Changed America

Google Worker Says the Company Is ‘Silencing Our Voices’ After Mass Firings

Nissan Motor Cuts Annual Profit Estimate on Lower Vehicle Sales

Tesla to Recall 3,878 Cybertrucks Due to Accelerator Pedal Problem

P&G Raises Profit Outlook as Higher Prices Bolster Bottom Line

America’s Cigarette Market Is Up for Grabs

Walmart-Backed Ibotta Rises 17% After $577 Million IPO

Retailers Get ‘Phygital’

Redstone’s Deal Dilemma: Give Paramount Investors a Vote or Not?

Netflix Adds 9.33 Million Customers, Says Gains Will Slow

Netflix Dealt With the Freeloaders. Its Next Act Will Be Tougher

‘Going Against the Mouse’: Disneyland Performers Advance Unionization Efforts

Brazil’s Afrotourism Push Is Better Late Than Never

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Posted by on April 19th, 2024 at 7:02 am


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