Morning News: August 9, 2024

How Japan’s Central Bank Threw Out Its Playbook for Normalizing

Fed Seen Rejecting Calls for Jumbo Rate Cut in Economist Survey

Wall Street on Edge After a Week of Wild Swings

How to Cope When the Markets Panic

Finance Chiefs Lean on Commercial Paper to Trim Costs, Prepare for Rate Cuts

Trump Restates His Desire for More Say Over the Fed

Has the U.S. Economy Reached a Tipping Point?

Mortgage Rates Drop to 15-Month Low

The Swing-State Economic Realities Shaping the US Election

Who Won Big in the Supreme Court’s Latest Term? The ‘Regulated Community.’

What the History-Making Elections of 2024 Could Mean for Energy

Shale Oil Output Growth Poses Headache for OPEC+

A Lot Was Riding on This Wind Farm. Then Giant Shards Washed Up in Nantucket

The UK Energy Boss Taking (Some) Inspiration From Musk and Bezos

Musk’s Riot Tweets Spur UK to Seek Tougher Online Rules

How China Built Tech Prowess: Chemistry Classes and Research Labs

Temu’s Billionaire Founder Becomes China’s Richest Person

Goldman Partner and M&A Banker David Kamo Exits to Join Evercore

Ponzi Scheme Restitution Deserves Better Math

With US Chips Act Money Mostly Divvied Up, the Real Test Begins

Indian EV Maker Ola Electric Jumps in Trading Debut

Cellnex Sells Unit For €803 Million, Signals Share Buyback

Americans Are Skipping Theme Parks This Summer

Is a Disney Theme Park Vacation Still Worth the Price?

How the Paris Olympics Mascot Went From Bizarre to Beloved

LA Olympics Poised to Be Flag Football’s NFL Dream Team Moment

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Posted by on August 9th, 2024 at 7:01 am


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