Morning News: March 24, 2025

Russia and the US Both Want to Finlandize the World

China Saves Fiscal Power for Trade War as Spending Progress Lags

Billion-Dollar US Levies on Chinese Ships Risk ‘Trade Apocalypse’

Europe’s Economic Activity Grows Weakly as Tariffs Loom

Germany Confirms Second-Quarter Debt Issuance of €92.5 Billion

U.K. Budget Could Dent Sterling on Any Missteps

Elliott Builds Stake in Japan’s Sumitomo Realty & Development

Under Pressure to Raise Wages, Japan’s Smaller Firms Get Creative

Farmers, Dockhands and Shipowners Fight Against U.S. Fees on Chinese Ships

US Treasuries Fall on Signs That Trump Will Dilute April Tariffs

Data-Hungry Investors Dive Deep for Economic Clues

The Economic Data Is as Cloudy as the Outlook

Dollar Weakness Becomes Profit Boon for US Multinationals

U.S. Could Run Out of Cash by July, Analysis Finds

Tariff Exclusion Hopes Prop Up Markets

Risky Bonds Aren’t So Risky in the Long Run

Smart-Money Crowd Feels Squeeze of Higher Equity-Funding Costs

US Banking Rule Reform Is Too Important to Rush

He Was Apollo’s Mr. Fix-It. Now He’s Trump’s Pick to Police Wall Street

Spec Homes Sitting on the Market Pose Potential Economic Drag

Americans Are Rushing to Get Off the Grid

Australia’s Gold Road Rejects $2.1 Billion Takeover Offer From Gold Fields

Jack Ma-Backed Ant Touts AI Breakthrough Using Chinese Chips

US Tech Manufacturing Efforts Run Smack Into Wright’s Law

Ford’s Fat Dividend Could be a Casualty of Tariffs

Novo Signs $2 Billion Deal With United Labs for Obesity Drug

Bayer Shares Plunge After U.S. Court Defeat in Roundup Case

23andMe Starts Chapter 11 Process, Co-Founder Steps Down as CEO

James Hardie Agrees to Buy AZEK for $8.75 Billion

Why Does Big Bird Look So Sad?

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Posted by on March 24th, 2025 at 7:00 am


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