Morning News: January 17, 2025

Dalio, Fink and Benioff Join World’s Mega-Rich Arriving in Davos

China Hits 5% GDP Target But Trump Tariffs Threaten Further Growth

US-China Trade Fight Starts Early, Paving Way for Trump Tariffs

What’s Behind China’s Coal Boom

Rio Tinto, Glencore Discuss Mining’s Biggest-Ever Potential Merger

Bessent Says He Would Support Sanctioning Russian Oil Majors

What Did the Trump Tax Cuts Do? Nobody Really Knows.

Trump’s Tariff Threat Is Already Panicking the Junk Debt Market

Trump’s Own Plans Stand in the Way of Repeating His Economic Success

Wall Street’s New Trump Playbook: Ignore The Noise and Carry On

The Dollar’s Smile Can Change the World for Trump

‘We Still Have an Inflation Problem.’ A Fed Newcomer Wants to Go Slow on Rate Cuts.

Mortgage Rates Top 7% for First Time Since Mid-2024

Heir to Finance Billions Builds New York Private Credit Firm

TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban

Instagram and YouTube Prepare to Benefit if TikTok Is Banned

Musk’s X Gets New EU Demand for Data as Regulators Expand Probe

Saab Expects Sales Growth to Top Guidance

Why Electric Vehicles Are Poised for Another Record Year

Medicare to Negotiate Lower Prices for Weight-Loss Drugs

UnitedHealth’s Revenues Rise, in First Earnings Report Since C.E.O.’s Killing

The Big-Budget Rom-Com Is Dead. Long Live the Rom-Horror

Unrivaled Charts a New Path for Women’s Basketball

Tiger Woods Wants You to Watch Him Hit Balls Into a Big Screen

NFL Adding 18th Game Is ‘Logical’ Next Step, Goodell Says

As the Detroit Lions Surge, Fans Flock to an Unofficial Uniform

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Posted by on January 17th, 2025 at 7:03 am


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