Morning News: August 21, 2024

A $2 Trillion Reckoning Looms as Ports Become Pawns in Geopolitics

The New Consensus on Trade Is Wrong and Dangerous

Japan Trade Slips into Deficit, Yen’s Rise Clouds Export Outlook

Italy’s Panetta Says EU Needs Immigration to Grow the Economy

Global Stocks Set for Modest Gains, Hinging on Series of Rate Cuts

Indonesia’s Central Bank Holds Rates Steady, as Expected

Bank of Thailand Holds Rates Steady Amid Economic Uncertainty

Powell Confronts Policy Crossroads With All Eyes on Jackson Hole

It’s Not Just Stocks — There’s Another Market Climbing to Thin Air, This Banking Giant Says

Tether to Launch Stablecoin Pegged to UAE’s Dirham

B. Riley’s Money Machine Ensnared Retail Investors $25 at a Time

As the Rich Snap Up Gold Bars, Storage Vaults Brace for Business

Judge Blocks F.T.C.’s Noncompete Rule

Nvidia Eyes Return to Record as AI Spending Bonanza Continues

Texas Instruments Tries to Ease Its Capital Pain

How Big Tech Is Obscuring AI’s Climate Impact

China’s Huge Piles of Coal Are a Climate Success Story

US Coal Miner Consol to Buy Arch Resources for $2.3 Billion

Ford Pulls Back Further From EVs With $1.9 Billion SUV Pivot

Walmart Dumps Entire Stake in China’s JD.com

Target Swings to Sales Growth as Price Cuts Lure Shoppers

Macy’s Reports Lower Sales as Shoppers Cut Back

Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s Long, Tortuous Path to Paramount Offer

America’s Love Affair With Investing in the Premier League Fades

JT Group to Buy US Cigarette Maker Vector for $2.4 Billion

Beyoncé Partners With Moët Hennessy on a New American Whisky

Luxury Brands Have a Strict Hierarchy. Burberry Found Out the Hard Way

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Posted by on August 21st, 2024 at 7:08 am


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