Morning News: July 15, 2024

By Burning Down Buildings, Insurers Want to Change How They’re Built

The World’s Power Grids Are Failing as the Planet Warms

ICE Says Europe’s Diesel Contract Thrives After Russian Exclusion

China to Boost Funding to Reduce Emissions at Coal Power Plants

Cleveland-Cliffs in $2.5 Billion Deal to Buy Canadian Steelmaker Stelco

Germany’s Factories Founder While Competition From China Revs Up

China’s Economic Growth Comes in Worse Than Expected, Adding Pressure on Xi

Global Markets Ramp Up the ‘Trump Trade’ After Rally Attack

How Trumponomics Could Undermine the U.S. Economy

As Policy Types Cheer the Demise of ‘Inflation,’ Inflation Arrives

Why Small Caps Have the ‘Most Compelling Investment Case’ Right Now

How Regulators Are Using Banks to Illuminate Shadow Banks

North Korean Hackers Sent Stolen Crypto to Wallet Used by Asian Payment Firm

Goldman Sachs Profit Surges as Traders Top Analysts’ Estimates

BlackRock Hits $10.6 Trillion Asset Record, Cites ETF Boost

How Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Became Tech’s Steely Eyed A.I. Gambler

Alphabet in Talks to Buy Wiz in $23 Billion Cyber Deal

Apple’s India Sales Surge 33% to Record in Shift From China

Apple, Samsung Phone Shipments Rose in Second Quarter

Atos Signs $1.83 Billion Finance Deal With Banks, Bondholders

AT&T, Verizon Tangle Over 5G Service for Emergency Responders

Hacker Says AT&T Paid About $400,000 to Erase Sensitive Data

Amazon Sold a Used Diaper. It Tanked a Mom-and-Pop Business

Promised Cures, Tainted Cells: How Cord Blood Banks Mislead Parents

Burberry Replaces CEO and Rethinks High-End Luxury Strategy

Swatch Group Posts Sales Decline on Weak Demand in China

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Posted by on July 15th, 2024 at 7:03 am


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