Morning News: December 30, 2024

South Korea Investigators Seek Arrest Warrant for President Yoon

China Has Limited Firepower to Counter U.S. Tariffs

Turkey’s Simsek Vows to Heed Inflation Target With Tax Increases

Lebanon’s Economy Reels From War: ‘We Are Starting From Zero’

Europe Braces for Winter’s Coldest Snap With Gas Stores in Focus

Spanish Inflation Ticks Higher Than Expected as ECB Mulls Rate Cuts

Jimmy Carter Just Got Better With Age

Jimmy Carter Was Right About Materialism but, Alas, Wrong About Us

How Has the 21st Century Gone So Wrong?

Bond Vigilantes Are Putting Governments on Notice

Prepare for a Bumpy Year in Coffee, Oil and Other Commodities

Elon Musk’s Political Influence Wears Down Global Resistance to Starlink

US Economy Surprised Again in 2024 Despite Fed, Election Drama

Stocks Drop as Investors Trim Risk Before Year-End

Bitcoin Rally Fueled by Trump Loses Steam as Year Draws to Close

Credit Spreads Haven’t Looked This Good Since the 2000s. Can They Get Better?

What Trump Means for U.S. Business

Trump’s Return Sparks Hope for 2025 Deals Revival

The ‘BATMMAAN’ Stocks Swooped to the Market’s Rescue in December. Will They Keep Climbing in 2025?

Will AI Help or Hurt Workers? One 26-Year-Old Found an Unexpected Answer.

Nvidia Supplier Ibiden Weighs Faster Expansion for AI Demand

It’s the Most Indispensable Machine in the World—and It Depends on This Woman

Arizona’s Tiny Taipei: How a Taiwanese Chip Factory Seeded a Community

Discounts on the Dealership Lot Lift Car Sales

How a $12.98 T-Shirt Is Made in America—at a Profit

Is Your Food Healthy? After 30 Years, the FDA Redefines Which Foods Can Carry that Claim

Charles Dolan, HBO Founder Who Built Cablevision, Dies at 98

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