Morning News: January 8, 2025

India Fixing Record Trade Deficit After Overstating Gold Imports

Markets Sound Alarm Over Deflationary Spiral in China

What to Know About BRICS and Its Growing Clout

Eurozone Business Confidence Declines Again, Dragged by Industry

Musk Takes Slash-and-Burn Style to Europe After Bolstering Trump

Musk Escalates Fight With EU Over Free Speech, Election Fairness

Under Trump, More Countries Could Get Nukes

Tax Cuts or the Border? Republicans Wrestle Over Priorities.

Trump Trade Team Set for Wild Ride as Boss Floats Denmark Levies

Beaten-Down European Stocks Lure Investors Back as Trump Trades Wobble

Last Time Bond Yields Surged Like This, Stock Markets Sank

Bond-Yield Breakout Is Much More Than Inflation

Amundi’s Bond Chief Says US 10-Year Yield Can Exceed 5% Again

Ackman Chases 1,200% Profit on Trump Trade That’s Far From Over

More Companies Are Buying Bitcoin, Betting on Rewards Over Risks

Venture Capital Needs a New Math. Try This Formula.

Tencent Makes Biggest Buyback Since 2006 After US Blacklist

Meet the Next Fact-Checker, Debunker and Moderator: You

Mark Zuckerberg’s Political Evolution, From Apologies to No More Apologies

Be Wary of Sam Altman’s AI Doublespeak

The US Government Is Sitting on a Possible Solution to the Housing Crisis

Shell Warns of Significantly Lower Integrated Gas Earnings, Cuts Production Guidance

Toyota Takes Aim at SpaceX With Investment in Rocket Startup

An Offsets Rumble in the Jungle

Chick-fil-A’s Lemon-Squeezing Robots Are Saving 10,000 Hours of Work

New Warnings About Alcohol Hit Restaurants at a Tricky Time

Former MoviePass Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud Over ‘Unlimited’ Plan

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Posted by on January 8th, 2025 at 7:03 am


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