Morning News: August 5, 2024

Green-Energy Flops Revive Bets on Natural Gas

Woodside to Buy Ammonia Plant From OCI Global for $2.35 Billion

Guyana Fight Shows Big Oil’s Need for Cheap Crude

A Gas Carrier Faking Its Location Helps Russia Avoid Sanctions

China Caixin PMI Signals Pickup in Services-Sector Activity

Israel, Mideast Markets Fall on Iran Threat, Global Stock Plunge

Markets Around the World Are Jolted by Fears of Slowing U.S. Growth

Global Selloff Intensifies as Traders See Multiple Risks

The Market Meltdown Intensifies

Fed Charged With Backing Away From Its Real-Rate Pledge

Everyone Is Talking About the Sahm Recession Indicator. Here’s What You Need to Know

JPMorgan CEO Contenders Cite Intense Competition During Market Revival

Homes to Stay Unaffordable Whatever the Fed Does, Survey Shows

It’s Getting Harder for Companies to Keep Politics Out of the Workplace

How 2024 Became the Zoom Election

Adani Unveils $213 Billion Succession Plan as Scrutiny Persists

Apple Investors Urged to Stay Calm After Buffett Slashes Stake

With Smugglers and Front Companies, China Is Skirting American A.I. Bans

AI Chip Startup Groq Gets $2.8 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round

Infineon Cuts Jobs, Guidance as Chip Inventory Glut Weighs on Market Recovery

Ford Turns ‘Dirty’ Business Into a Profit Driver. GM and Stellantis Are Taking Notice

Declaring ‘Crisis,’ South Korean Firms Tell Managers to Work 6 Days a Week

L’Oreal Buys Stake in Swiss Skincare Company Galderma

Why Russians, But Not Russia, Are Competing in the Olympics

LeBron James Faces the Basketball World He Helped to Create

Streamers Can’t Get Enough of True Story TV. Cue the Lawsuits.

Why ‘The Great Gatsby’ and Other Broadway Shows Are Turning to Influencers

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