Morning News: January 27, 2025

Another Chinese Builder Is Facing a Cash Crisis

EU Likely to Delay Russian Fuel Phase-Out Plan by a Month

ECB’s Lagarde Warns Over Cost of Losing Independence

Trump Seems Bent on Killing Off Multilateralism

Arabica Coffee Prices Hit New High on U.S., Colombia Tariff Spat

Trump to Hold Off on 25% Colombia Tariffs, Reaches Deal on Migrants

Destabilizing Mexico Would Make the US Less Safe and Wealthy

World Bank President Cautions Against Hasty Reaction to Trump Policies

Lawyer Group Urges Overhaul to Ease US Process for Setting Up New Banks

The Three Forces Shifting the Investment Landscape

DeepSeek Buzz Puts Tech Stocks on Track for $1.2 Trillion Drop

What Is China’s DeepSeek and Why Is It Freaking Out the AI World?

DeepSeek and Masa Son Have Lessons for Stargate

Musk’s DOGE Sets Up Conflict-of-Interest Clash for Billionaire

Working Americans Turn to Food Banks as Fed Inflation Battle Drags On

Maersk, MSC Go Head-to-Head in Hunt for Shipping’s White Whale

Citi Analysts Say Trump Can’t Reverse Energy Transition

Tesla, BMW Sue EU After China-Made EVs Are Hit by Trade Curbs

Emerson Electric Agrees to Acquire Remaining Aspen Technology Stock in $7.2 Billion Deal

Activist Ancora Pushes U.S. Steel to Drop Merger With Nippon Steel, Oust CEO

Natural-Gas Firm Diversified Energy Strikes Deal for Permian Basin Player

Building-Products Distributor QXO Launches Hostile Bid for Beacon

AT&T Tops Estimates on Boost in Phone, Internet Subscribers

Starbucks Bets on Mugs, Macchiato Art in Test of CEO’s Vision

Starbucks’ Mideast Franchise Says Stake Sale Talks on Hold

How Tech Helped Levi’s Ride the ‘Baggy Jeans’ Trend

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Posted by on January 27th, 2025 at 7:07 am


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