Morning News: February 18, 2025

Xi’s Embrace of China Tech CEOs Spurs Hope of Big Economic Shift

Xi’s Tech Meetup Is a Bullish Sign for China’s Economy

ASEAN Nations Needs a Supergrid to Meet Climate Goals

Kurdistan Oil-Export Resumption Could Pose Challenges for Iraq

Europe’s Natural Gas Euphoria Masks a Gloomy Reality

World Bank to Decentralize Operations, Shift Regional VPs to Overseas Hubs

There’s No Template for the Shock Europe Just Got

Trump and Putin Teams Meet in Saudi With Europe Sidelined

Trump Isn’t Playacting When He Invokes Napoleon

Former Staffers Say India’s Biggest IT Firm Was Gaming the US Visa System

The World’s Most Important Market Sends a Warning

Can the Fed Look Past Trump’s Tariffs?

Fed Wanted an Inclusive Jobs Recovery. Some Are Asking If That Helped Fuel Inflation

At the ‘Wall Street of Eggs,’ Demand Is Surging

No, Elon Musk Hasn’t ‘Discovered’ Fraud at Social Security

Republicans Want Lower Taxes. The Hard Part Is Choosing What to Cut.

JPMorgan Set to Relive ‘Huge Mistake’ at Javice Fraud Trial

Musk Debuts Grok-3 AI Chatbot to Rival OpenAI, DeepSeek

Cisco and IBM Show Old-School Tech Names Can Be AI Winners Too

With AI Friends Like These, Who Needs Humans?

Diamondback Energy to Acquire Double Eagle

Scania Agrees to Buy Northvolt’s Heavy Industry Battery Business

United Rentals Drops $3.4 Billion Purchase of H&E Equipment

The Startup That Stepped In When the Baby Formula Supply Chain Broke

‘Gut Pop’ Is Injecting New Fizz Into the Beverage Aisle

Heineken CEO Aims to Tap Into Thirst for Zero-Alcohol Beer

China’s Love Affair With Luxury Has Cooled

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Posted by on February 18th, 2025 at 7:01 am


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