Morning News: March 7, 2025

Big Oil Butts Heads With Refiners Over Biofuels

Fighting Climate Without US Dollars

China’s Export Growth Disappoints Amid Trade Tensions

Deepfakes of Singapore PM Used to Sell Crypto, Residency Program

Eurozone Grew More Strongly Than Thought at End of 2024

German Factory Orders Slump Again as Hopes Grow for Stimulus to Counter Tariff Threat

Trading Floors Laud New European Era as Germany Set to Spend

China Blasts Trump’s ‘Two-Faced Acts’, Calls US Tariffs ‘Evil’

Trump and Xi’s Dueling Models for Tech Supremacy

Big Chunk of North American Trade Remains Exposed to Tariffs

A Tariff Tantrum

Tariffs by Whim Keep Allies Off Balance, but Do the Same to Markets

Tariff Anxiety and the Dilemma of Forecasting

Commerce Secretary Lutnick Says the Darndest Things

Peter Thiel’s Deep Ties to Trump’s Top Ranks

Trump’s Policies Have Shaken a Once-Solid Economic Outlook

America Is Finding Out It’s Very Difficult to Import Eggs

The Recession Trade Is Back on Wall Street

Junior Bankers Say Grunt Work Matters Even With AI Taking On the Tasks They Hate

Harnessing the Financial Power of Women

Secretive Hedge Fund QRT Adds Another $5 Billion to Its Assets

As Layoffs Continue, Federal Workers Face Sluggish Job Market

Private Prisons Are Ramping Up Detention of Immigrants and Cashing In

How Public Shaming Helped Create a Promising US Housing Program

Walgreens to Be Bought by Private Equity Firm in $10 Billion Deal

Women’s Soccer League Signs Sponsorship With ‘Gen Z Whisperer’ Alex Cooper

A Cheeto Shaped Like a Pokémon Was a Treasure in Need of Protection

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Posted by on March 7th, 2025 at 7:02 am


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