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  • NYC Warns of 17% Drop in Foreign Tourists on Trump Immigration, Tariff Policies – Bloomberg
    May 9, 2025
    New York City officials cut their forecast for the number of international tourists this year by 17%, saying President Donald Trump’s tariffs and hard-line policies on immigration are deterring visitors.
  • Toyota warns profits set to fall 21% as Trump tariffs take their toll
    May 8, 2025
    World’s biggest carmaker’s forecast includes $1.25bn impact from trade levies in April and May
  • GOP Eyes Pharma Tax Hike, Nixing Drug Price Deal for Trump Bill
    May 8, 2025
    House Republicans are considering nixing a Medicaid drug pricing plan floated by President Donald Trump and fiercely opposed by the pharmaceutical industry as the party pushes to strike a massive tax and spending deal in the coming days.
  • Private Equity Shoves Angry Lenders to the Back of the Line
    May 8, 2025
    A stampede of restructuring companies is creating a class system that's costing creditors billions. It’s a new blow for debt investors just as the economy needs them most.
  • Maersk boss says upending global trade with tariffs could take decades
    May 8, 2025
    Vincent Clerc says changing supply chains fast using trade war is ‘very unrealistic’
  • Stock Market Today: Dow Up 500 Points After Trump Highlights Trade Deal with U.K. — Live Updates
    May 8, 2025
    President Donald Trump spoke today on a trade deal with the U.K., the first such deal since his tariffs were announced. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
  • Private Equity Firms Prioritize Their Own Returns, Costing Lenders Billions – Bloomberg
    May 7, 2025
    A stampede of restructuring companies is creating a class system that's costing creditors billions. It’s a new blow for debt investors just as the economy needs them most.
  • Buffett’s bet of the century
    May 7, 2025
    How the Oracle of Omaha embarrassed his own industry
  • The High-School Juniors With $70,000-a-Year Job Offers
    May 7, 2025
    Companies with shortages of skilled workers look to shop class to recruit future hires; “like I’m an athlete getting all this attention from all these pro teams.”
  • Disney plans first Middle East theme park in Abu Dhabi
    May 7, 2025
    Entertainment group’s shares jump as it reports better than expected results
  • Trump Drug Price Idea Could Cost Industry $1 Trillion: Lobbyist – Bloomberg
    May 7, 2025
    The pharmaceutical industry estimates President Donald Trump’s new drug pricing proposal could cost drug companies as much as $1 trillion over a decade, its largest trade group is telling members of Congress.
  • The US would be better off without the global dollar
    May 7, 2025
    Trump’s tariffs were erratic and flawed but imbalances in the world economy are real
  • The old global economic order is dead
    May 7, 2025
    China and others must think afresh as the US steps away from its role as balancer of last resort
  • Big pharmas business model report
    May 6, 2025
  • Trump’s Trade War with China: One Ship, $417 Million in New Tariffs
    May 6, 2025
    For the full experience visit: One Ship, $417 Million in New Tariffs: The Cost of Trump’s Trade War
  • FDA Names Vinay Prasad as New Head of Vaccines, Biologics
    May 6, 2025
    FDA Commissioner Marty Makary named Vinay Prasad, a hematologist oncologist and critic of the Covid-19 vaccine for children, as the next director of the Center for Biologics and Research.
  • COVID-19 vaccines for kids: What you need to know
    May 6, 2025
    Learn about the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines for kids, the possible side effects, and the benefits of vaccination.
  • Elite Colleges Lead a Rush for the Exits of Private Equity
    May 6, 2025
    Private equity firms are taking the longest in more than a decade to give investors their money back. Elite college endowments, some of their most dependable clients, can’t wait much longer.
  • Goldman Says Bear Market Rallies Are Norm as Pain Trade Thriving – Bloomberg
    May 6, 2025
    The steep recovery in equity markets over the past two weeks is typical of bear market rallies, and the erratic swings mean almost every investor will experience pain whichever direction the market suddenly moves.
  • China’s Firm Hand Restores Calm After Asia’s Wild Currency Moves – Bloomberg
    May 6, 2025
    China signaled that it’s not ready to let the yuan strengthen dramatically against the dollar, helping restore calm to Asia’s foreign-exchange market after days of extreme volatility.
  • Taiwan dollar jumps 6.5% in two days over trade deal fears
    May 5, 2025
    Currency surges as life insurers move to cover under-hedged positions in US assets
  • St. Petersburg is now home to world’s largest 3D printing factory
    May 4, 2025
    Haddy employs eight robots that use artificial intelligence and machine learning to 3D-print furniture and other products with recycled materials.
  • Trump’s Tariffs Are Lifting Some U.S. Manufacturers – WSJ
    May 4, 2025
    Levies on imports are giving early boosts to some American factories
  • Saudi Chemicals Giant Posts Another Surprise Earnings Loss – Bloomberg
    May 4, 2025
    Saudi chemicals giant Sabic suffered a surprise loss in earnings for a second straight quarter, adding to signs the company is struggling to cope with market uncertainty and broad industry headwinds.
  • Berkshire's Warren Buffett Caps a Career Built on Humility – Bloomberg
    May 4, 2025
    The Oracle of Omaha always sought to do right by shareholders, and he wasn’t under the delusion that he was the only man for the job.
  • Warren Buffett sells stocks for tenth quarter in a row
    May 3, 2025
    Veteran investor says ‘trade should not be a weapon’ in dig at Donald Trump’s tariffs policy
  • Florida Home Prices Post Biggest Decline in at Least 13 Years
    May 2, 2025
    Florida’s housing boom has now shifted into reverse, with prices sliding by the most in at least 13 years.
  • Oaktree’s O’Leary Says Deep Discounts Arising in Private Credit
    May 2, 2025
    Private credit fund investors are offloading stakes at significant discounts ahead of more potential pain for the US economy, Oaktree Capital Management Co-Chief Executive Officer Robert O’Leary said.
  • US-China Tensions Stall Bunge’s $8.2 Billion Viterra Deal
    May 2, 2025
    Trade tensions between the US and China are stalling agricultural commodity trader Bunge Global SA’s $8.2 billion takeover of Glencore Plc-backed Viterra, according to people familiar with the matter.
  • Exclusive | U.S. Delays Hospital Payments as Medicaid Scrutiny Intensifies
    May 2, 2025
    Hospitals across the country are laying off staff and pausing payments to medical suppliers as they wait for millions in funding
  • Wendy’s (WEN) Cuts Sales Outlook on ‘Challenging’ Consumer Environment – Bloomberg
    May 2, 2025
    Wendy’s Co. lowered its sales outlook for this year, the latest restaurant chain to take a hit from consumer unease about shaky economic conditions in the US.
  • The diverging future of AI
    May 1, 2025
    Behind the scenes a new generation of more specialised agents is starting to take shape.
  • McDonald’s US sales drop by most since height of pandemic
    May 1, 2025
    Economic ‘pressures’ and consumer uncertainty over tariffs reduce traffic at burger chain’s restaurants
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    April 30, 2025
  • How Are US Consumers and Firms Responding to Tariffs? – Apollo Academy
    April 30, 2025
    The chart book available here looks at how US consumers and firms are responding to tariffs. For companies, new orders…
  • Chicago Tower Hitting Market at Big Discount Shows City’s Stress
    April 30, 2025
    Canadian pension fund Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec is seeking to sell a Chicago office tower in a deal that’s expected to generate bids 59% lower than its last purchase price about eight years ago, according to a person familiar with the matter.
  • US Firms Add 62,000 Jobs, Smallest Gain Since July in ADP Data
    April 30, 2025
    Hiring at US companies moderated in April to the slowest pace in nine months, indicating waning demand for workers amid economic uncertainty.
  • ADM Layoffs Upend Trader’s Global Commodity Desk in Switzerland – Bloomberg
    April 29, 2025
    Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. is cutting jobs at its global commodity desk after a probe into its accounting practices wiped out billions from the agriculture giant’s value, according to people familiar with the matter.
  • Why the US will lose against China
    April 29, 2025
    Trump’s unreliable America is throwing away the assets it needs
  • Tariff ‘Chaos’ Drags Key Texas Manufacturing Gauge to Worst Since 2020
    April 28, 2025
    A widely followed measure of Texas manufacturing activity weakened significantly as executives used words like “chaos” and “insanity” to describe the turmoil spurred by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, according to a report by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
  • Want Solar Panels on Your Roof? How to Navigate Market and Tariff Chaos – Bloomberg
    April 28, 2025
    With several big solar companies in turmoil and tariffs that can change daily, choosing the right installer is crucial. Here’s what you need to know.
  • BlackRock Sees Credit Market Risks Rising as Trade War Rages on
    April 28, 2025
    Risky corporate-debt markets have room to drop further to reflect damage from the ongoing trade war, according to BlackRock Inc.
  • China says it can live without US farm and energy goods
    April 28, 2025
    Top policymakers seek to reassure public that economy can withstand worst of trade war
  • Why Trump can’t build iPhones in the US
    April 28, 2025
    A subscription to the Financial Times provides you with the insights and perspective you need to succeed, now.
  • American students turn to UK as Donald Trump takes aim at US universities
    April 28, 2025
    Searches for British courses surge following US president’s assault on Ivy League institutions, data shows
  • President Trump’s attacks on the Fed are not over
    April 27, 2025
    Jerome Powell wins a reprieve. But expect more showdowns between the White House and the Fed
  • Trump is a revolutionary. Will he succeed?
    April 27, 2025
    He has already done lasting harm to America
  • China-to-U.S. Cargo Shipments Dwindle as Ship Cancellations Increase – WSJ
    April 27, 2025
    Cancellations accelerate; ‘shipments out of China for major retailers and manufacturers has ceased’
  • US vet visits are down. A recession omen, or is price gouging to blame?
    April 27, 2025
    Dissecting a dead-cat indicator
  • Brands target AI chatbots as users switch from Google search
    April 27, 2025
    Ad agencies adopt new strategies to ensure clients appear in results produced by OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude
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