Morning News: April 22, 2025

Yen Extends Gains to Break Psychological Level of 140 Per Dollar

Trump’s Tariff Salvos Risk a $2 Trillion Hit to Global Economy

US Imposes Tariffs Up to 3,521% on Southeast Asia Solar Imports

Markets Are Discovering the Real Trump Trade Is ‘Sell America’

Gulf Issuers Plan More Debt Sales, Undeterred by Recent Market Turmoil

Bitcoin Rallies 20% During Market Turmoil to Diverge From Tech

Gold Hits $3,500 as Trump’s Fed Broadside Sparks Flight to Haven

Trump’s Tariffs Will Pay Off — for China

Exceptionalism, Until the Landslide Brings It Down

Yes, Trump’s Tariffs are Worse Than Expected — But Should You Sell Your Stocks?

Trump, Upping Pressure on Powell, Again Calls for Rate Cuts

US Bonds Have Never Been Risk-Free, and Never Will Be

Angst Builds Inside Federal Agency Over Trump’s Moves Against Law Firms

Harvard Sues Trump Administration as Funding Fight Escalates

How Privatizing Social Security Would Impact Retirees

Nomura’s Biggest Deal Since Lehman Creates $770 Billion Funds Unit

Helvetia, Baloise Reach Deal to Create Switzerland’s Second-Largest Insurer

Trump Shuns Europe, and Its Defense Industry Tries to Capitalize

Big Oil Is Offshoring Its Prized Engineering Jobs to India

The Profound and Compounding Growth Implications of Waymo

UK AI Startup Wayve Makes Japan Debut After Nissan Partnership

Canada’s Prime Minister Pushes Country to Become the Housing Factory of the World

Cocoa Crunch Isn’t Over Yet as Top Growers Struggle With Supply

3M Maintains Outlook as Tariffs Add New Risk to Turnaround

Businesses Plead for Tariff Breaks After Trump Spares iPhones

Dealmakers Are Struggling to Make Sense of Trump’s Antitrust Policy

Three Factories, $355,000 and the Maddening Quest to Make a Clear Can

Smiley Faces Are In. Animals Are Out. The Politics of Starbucks Cup Doodles.

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Posted by on April 22nd, 2025 at 7:04 am


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