Morning News: August 16, 2024

“The Chainsaw Never Stops.” Milei’s Support Survives His Economic Experiment

China’s Steel Titans Are Finally Bending to Reality

China Manages to Halt Bond Bulls In Their Tracks, for Now

The War on Prices Hits the Campaign Trail

Must-Win Michigan’s Angst Over Inflation, EVs Shapes 2024 Election

Ultra-Luxury Home Sales in US Are On Pace to Set a New Record

The End of Fabulous Money Market Rates Is Near

Five Big Questions for the Fed at Jackson Hole

With US Economy Humming, a Quarter Point Will Do

Carry Trade That Blew Up Markets Is Attracting Hedge Funds Again

Man Group Quants Are Riding Private Boom for Public Stock Trades

BlackRock Says Blended Finance at ‘Turning Point’ as Deals Grow

Cash Sweep Scrutiny Threatens Wealth Managers’ Credit Ratings, Moody’s Says

The Hottest Club in Town Is… Run by Your Credit-Card Company?

Can You Solve This Insider-Trading Puzzle in Seven Clues or Less?

Buying or Selling a Home? The Rules Are Changing.

Revenues Down and Stock Battered as Data Firm Faces Scrutiny

Sports Betting Is Legal, and Sportswriting Might Never Recover

Hey Google, Time to Add China ‘Koreafication’ to Your Search Engine

U.S. Awards $1.6 Billion to Texas Instruments to Build Semiconductor Plants

How Booming Electricity Demand Is Stalling Efforts to Retire Coal and Gas, in Charts

Cheniere Energy, Enriched By a Recent Spike in Gas Prices, Boosts Spending on Buybacks

Carbon-Removal Firms Have One Very Big Backer. That’s a Problem.

JetBlue’s Third-Largest Shareholder Has One Ask: A Status Upgrade

Rivian Pauses Output of Amazon’s Electric Delivery Van Due to Parts Shortage

No Joke: The Onion Thinks Print Is the Future of Media

Olipop Breaks Into the Exclusive World of Stadium Soda

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Posted by on August 16th, 2024 at 7:02 am


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