Morning News: January 13, 2025

Chinese Trade Surplus Soars to $1 Trillion Ahead of Trump Return

China Policy Focus to Shift More to Consumption, PBOC’s Pan Says

Israel Raised Record Amount of Bonds Last Year to Pay For War

Oil Hits Five-Month High as US Sanctions on Russia Menace Supply

US Reliance on Saudi Oil Is Nearing Its Endgame

Colombia’s Bold Push to Go Green Has an Unintended Trade Off: Gas Imports

ECB Must Find ‘Middle Path’ on Rate Cuts, Chief Economist Says

Treasuries Selloff Ripples Through World Markets After Jobs Data

Global Bond Tantrum Is a Wrenching and Worrisome Start to New Year

Doubting America Can Still Cost You a Lot of Money

Why 2025 May Be the Year of Common Sense

A US Hedge Fund Put UK Trusts on Notice. Good.

Ackman’s Pershing Square Proposes Merger With Howard Hughes

Inside Elon Musk’s Plan for DOGE to Slash Government Costs

How Unauthorized Immigrants Help Finance Social Security Benefits

iPhone Sales Drop 5% in Holiday Quarter After AI Disappoints

Biden Administration Adopts Rules to Guide A.I.’s Global Spread

OpenAI Courts Trump With Vision for ‘A.I. in America’

Getty and Shutterstock Take on Uncertain AI Future Together

Why AI Investors Should Worry About the Self-Driving Car Crash

Japan Fires Starting Gun on Global Wave of Auto Mergers

BMW Sales Fell in 2024 on Technical Issues, Weak China Demand

JPMorgan Hosts First Major Healthcare Gathering Since Death of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO

J&J to Acquire Intra-Cellular for About $14.6 Billion

Moderna Cuts Sales View on Slow Demand for Covid, RSV Shots

America’s Bourbon Boom Is Over. Now the Hangover Is Here.

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Posted by on January 13th, 2025 at 7:05 am


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