Morning News: May 29, 2024

ConocoPhillips to Acquire Marathon Oil in $17 Billion Deal

Anglo Won’t Extend BHP Deadline, Threatening $49 Billion Bid

Chevron’s $53 Billion Oil Deal Is Backed by Hess Shareholders

World’s Largest Nuclear Plant Sits Idle While Energy Needs Soar

Saudi Arabia Eyes a Future Beyond Oil

BYD Launches Hybrids With 1,300-Mile Driving Range

Most EVs in the US Are Still Being Shipped to the Same Few States

Toyota’s Engine Decision Shows How Hard Making Money in Cars Will Become

Southeast Asian Exports Seen Surging Through 2030

IMF Raises China Economic Growth Forecasts

Bank of Japan Reports Record Stock Gains for Last Financial Year

June ECB Rate Cut a Done Deal, Majority Expects Cuts in Sept, Dec Too: Reuters Poll

Fed in a Bind As Consumers Stay Upbeat

This Is the Word of the Summer on Wall Street

What’s a Carry Trade Again? And When Is It Not a Moneymaker?

Goldman Racks Up $21 Billion for Its Largest Private Credit Pool

BMO Misses Estimates on Higher-Than-Expected Provisions

In China’s Tech Sphere, Everything Eventually Descends Into a Price War

‘Not Gonna Be Pretty:’ Covid-Era Homebuyers Face Huge Rate Jump

Store Brands Are Filling Up More of Your Shopping Cart

How America Lost Its King Crab Supremacy

How A.I. Made Mark Zuckerberg Popular Again in Silicon Valley

Samsung Union Plans First-Ever Strike

Dick’s Sporting Surges After Boosting Outlook on Robust Demand

Its Future in Doubt, the Freewheeling ‘Inside the NBA’ Is on Edge Instead

Leslye Headland Hopes the Force Is With ‘The Acolyte’

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Posted by on May 29th, 2024 at 7:02 am


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