Morning News: January 7, 2025

Eurozone Inflation Climbs Further Above ECB Target

French Banks Face Crucial Year After Falling Behind Peers

Canada Tilts Right: Inflation Claims Trudeau as Its Latest Victim

Trudeau’s Climate Legacy

Why Would Trump Buy Greenland When He Can Rent It?

Fed Vice Chair Says He’s Leaving Role Early to Avoid Fight With Trump

Trump’s SEC Pick Likely to Give Wall Street Easier Enforcement Ride

Unable to Protect Consumers, the CFPB Scapegoats the Banks

Medical Debt Soon Will Be Banned on Credit Reports

Credit Markets Signal Warning for a Relentless Equity Rally

Markets Better Get Used to Trump’s Manic Mondays

Bitcoin Is Not a Nothing, But Not a Something Either

This Fund Manager Forecast a 20% S&P 500 Gain Last Year. Now He Says Cash Is King.

Robots Fill Workforce Gap in Korea’s Aging Society

Google’s Most Serious Rival Isn’t Microsoft. It’s a Startup.

Apple Faces Tough January as China Weakness, Tariff Risks Weigh

Meta Moves to End Fact-Checking Program

The Next Chapter in the Amazon-Trump Reset

Pentagon Adds Chinese Social Media Giant to Military Blacklist

What Happens When TikTok’s Trend Machine Shuts Down?

Nvidia Unveils Gaming Chips, Desktop PC to Protect AI Lead

U.S. Steel and Nippon Sue Biden Over Decision to Block Merger

Musk’s Massive Tesla Lithium Plant Hunts for Water in Drought-Hit Texas

These EV ‘Battery Belt’ Towns Are Betting Trump Won’t Ditch Them

Getty Images to Acquire Shutterstock to Create $3.7 Billion Firm

Whirlpool’s Answer to Inflation: Charging More for Fewer Parts and Less Paint

Cintas Makes $5.1 Billion Takeover Offer for Uniform Supplier UniFirst

Luxury Brands Need to Get Over Their Youth Fixation to Offset Drag From Trump’s Tariffs

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


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