Morning News: March 31, 2025

Xi Showdown With Li Ka-shing Threatens China’s Pro-Business Push

China PMIs Show Some Signs of Economic Green Shoots Ahead of Tariffs

Why China Is Wary of a Trump-Xi Summit

The US Is Losing the Contest to Divide the World

Is This Really How American Exceptionalism Ends?

An April Pause Is an Option for the ECB, But Trump’s New Tariffs Loom

Trump’s Tariffs Mean Europe Must Take Control of Its Future, Says ECB’s Lagarde

Tariffs Keep Wall Street on Edge

Stocks Extend Losses With Deepening Tariff Fears

Tariffs on Screws Are Already Hitting Manufacturers

Smelters in Crisis Force Cutbacks at Glencore and Trafigura

Auto Stocks Fall After Trump Says He ‘Couldn’t Care Less’ About Higher Prices

Harley-Davidson Wants Payback if Europe Targets Its Bikes

South Korea’s Short-Selling Ban Has Ended. Will Global Investors Flock Back?

Hedge Funds Flee Techs Stocks Before Tariffs Take Hold, Says Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs Lifts U.S. Recession Probability to 35%

Slow US Tax Collections Spark Angst About Debt Ceiling X-Date

The Era of Cheap Stuff Was Already Ending. Now Comes the Tariff Threat.

White House Weighs Helping Farmers as Trump Escalates Trade War

They Want More Babies. Now They Have Friends in the White House.

Musk Says DOGE Role Is Costing Him as Tesla Shares Slump

The Chinese Electric Vehicle Founder Who Wants In on Trump’s America

Huawei Posts Profit Drop But Revenue Signals Solid Comeback

The M&A Boom Wall Street Wanted Is Here, if You Know Where to Look

As Trump Squeezes the Immigrant Work Force, Employers Seek Relief

Rocket to Buy Mortgage Servicer Mr. Cooper in $9.4 Billion Deal

Yum Brands CEO David Gibbs to Retire in Early 2026

Ultra-Luxe Food Supplier Thrives on Cravings for Snow Crab and Wagyu Beef

The Army Has a Fast-Food Problem. Can a TV Chef Fix That?

Baseball’s Robot Umps Offer a Technology Tweak, Not an Upheaval, for the Game

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Posted by on March 31st, 2025 at 7:04 am


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