Morning News: October 1, 2024

African Americans Granted Citizenship Rights in Former Slave Hub Benin

How China’s Copper King Dug Himself Into a $1.6 Billion Hole

U.S. Raises New Concerns Over Chinese Lending Practices

Eurozone Inflation Comes Below Target for First Time in Three Years

The Surprise Market Winner of 2024: The Great British Pound

Rattled Mexico Investors Seek Economic Clues as Sheinbaum Takes Office

Fed’s Powell Says Rate Cuts Can Sustain Soft Landing, but Sees No Need to Rush

Forecasting America’s Economic Future Under Harris vs. Trump

Harris, Trump Platforms Share Economic Nationalism

BlackRock’s Fink Says Market Is Wrong on Fed Rate-Cut Bets

This Hedge-Fund Manager Says It’s a ‘Max-Long’ Moment for Stocks

Why Private Equity Is In Such a Funk

Commerzbank’s Orlopp Says Strategy Is ‘Built on Independence’

Charles Schwab Names President Rick Wurster as Next CEO

Apollo Projects $10 Billion of Annual Earnings in Five Years

F.T.C. Clears Chevron’s Purchase of Hess With Board Condition

Microsoft Shares Lag as ‘AI Fatigue,’ High Multiple Curb Rebound

Strike Shuts Eastern US and Gulf Ports, Threatening Economy

How the Dockworkers’ Strike Could Ripple Through the Economy

Boeing Weighs Raising at Least $10 Billion Selling Stock

Amtrak’s New Marketing Strategy: It’s Not a Train, It’s a Hotel on Wheels

CVS Conducting Strategic Review, Considering Breakup

Empty Rentals Burn Vacation-Home Owners Near Florida’s Disney World

For Happiest Baby, Maker of $1,700 Bassinet, Growth Comes at Cost of Angry Parents

How Chicken Tenders Conquered America

LVMH Bets on Booze-Free Bubbles at $100-Plus a Bottle

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Posted by on October 1st, 2024 at 7:07 am


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