Morning News: August 26, 2024

Missed Warnings, $100 Vaccines and Red Tape — Why Mpox Was an Avoidable Emergency

Canada to Hit China With Tariffs on Electric Vehicles, Steel

German Business Increasingly in Trouble, Ifo Survey Says

Riksbank Minutes Show High Bar for Bigger Cuts in Key Rate

Milton Friedman’s Shower Scene Is Back

Powell’s Pivot Leaves Traders Debating Size, Path of Rate Cuts

As US Rate Cuts Near, Economic ‘Soft-Landing’ Odds Could Dictate Stock Performance

How a Corporate Tax Rate Change Could Impact Companies’ Growth, Investment

How Trump Was ‘Orange-Pilled’ by Three Bitcoiners in Puerto Rico and the Promise of $100 Million

Trump’s ‘Made in USA’ Bitcoin Threatens China Juggernaut Bitmain’s Reign

Crypto Bros Aren’t Flipping Watches. That Is an Issue for Luxury Brands

Nvidia Rally Mints Millionaires Too Busy to Bask in New Wealth

Dubai’s Red-Hot Luxury Housing Market Is Still a Bargain

The Breakout Star of the Democratic Convention Was … YIMBY

Soaring Insurance Costs Could ‘End’ Affordable Housing, Developers Warn

A Trial Asks: If Grocery Rivals Merge, Do Workers Suffer?

Far-Right ‘Terrorgram’ Chatrooms Are Fueling a Wave of Power Grid Attacks

Trump’s Drill-Baby-Drill Vow Is More Ethos Than Policy

US Oil Dominance Hinges on Quiet Corner of New Mexico

Why Nippon Steel’s $15 Billion Takeover of U.S. Steel Is in Peril

‘Dangerous Precedent’ Rattles Chile’s Renewable Energy Market

South Africa Seeks $18 Billion for Municipal Power-Grid Boost

IBM Shuts China R&D Operations in Latest Retreat by U.S. Companies

Uber Hit by Record $324 Million Fine for Data Transfers to US

Telegram Becomes Free Speech Flashpoint After Founder’s Arrest

‘Black Myth: Wukong’ Revives Faith in China’s Game-Making Skill

Apple Rethinks Its Movie Strategy After a String of Misses

Lululemon ‘Dupes’ Are Just as Cool With the TikTok Crowd

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Posted by on August 26th, 2024 at 7:08 am


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