Morning News: April 8, 2025

Trump’s Tariffs and China Collide to Shock the $115 Trillion Global Economy

China Vows ‘Fight to the End’ on Tariffs as It Props Up Markets

China Urges Shein to Halt Supply-Chain Shift After Tariffs

EU Chief and Chinese Premier Discuss Potential Oversupply of Goods

Panama Casts Doubt on BlackRock Canal Ports Deal Touted by Trump

Milei Tries Erasing Argentina’s History to Lure Foreign Investment

How Mexico Emerged From Tariff Broadside With an Edge Over Asia

Canada’s Economy Is Starting to Crack Under Trade-War Pressure

Market Chaos Could Inflict Its Own Economic Damage

US Stock Futures Rise as Dip Buyers Emerge After Selloff

US Bonds Stabilize After Choppiest Day of Trading in Five Years

The World Suddenly Has a Plausible Alternative to US Treasuries

Traders Bet ‘Insane’ Currency Volatility Is Here to Stay

Levin: Shaking Faith in US Safe Havens Is a Dangerous Gamble

El-Erian: The Fed Must Resist Repeating Past Mistakes

Felsted: This Market Slide Won’t End Until Companies Come Clean

CEOs Break Silence on Trump Trade War

Billionaires Seek to Take Companies Private Amid Market Mayhem

Auto Manufacturers Urge Leaders on Both Sides of Atlantic to Lower Tariffs

Continental Mulls Sale of ContiTech Business

BYD Guides for Strong Earnings in Move to Shore Up Market Confidence

American Whiskey Braces for Another Trump Trade War

Americans Have $35 Trillion in Housing Wealth—and It’s Costing Them

Apple’s Historic Selloff Has Bulls Balking From Tariff Risks

Why a Plane-Size Machine Could Foil a Race to Build Gas Power Plants

Microsoft’s Expensive Data Center Expansion Hits a Roadblock

Walgreens Tops Profit Estimates as Health-Care Unit Improves

Global Art Sales Fell by 12% Last Year, Report Says

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Posted by on April 8th, 2025 at 7:04 am


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