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Germany’s Merck Set to Buy SpringWorks in $3.9 Billion Deal

April 28, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Germany’s Merck Set to Buy SpringWorks in $3.9 Billion Deal
The deal to acquire the U.S. biopharmaceutical company confirms an earlier report in The Wall Street Journal.

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Vietnam’s Masan Consumer Delays $1.0 Billion IPO

April 28, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Vietnam’s Masan Consumer Delays $1.0 Billion IPO
The Vietnamese conglomerate has postponed its initial public offering of more than $1.0 billion because of volatile global market conditions, according to people familiar with the situation.

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U.S. Needs More Power for AI—but Critical Equipment Is Pricey and Scarce

April 27, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.S. Needs More Power for AI—but Critical Equipment Is Pricey and Scarce
A backlog of renewable energy projects is waiting to connect to the U.S. power grid. Tariffs on steel, aluminum, solar panels and battery components are adding to costs and delays.

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Woodside Energy Assessing Tariff Impact on Louisiana LNG Project

April 27, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Woodside Energy Assessing Tariff Impact on Louisiana LNG Project
Louisiana LNG, which Woodside acquired last year, is within a so-called Foreign-Trade Zone that enables the project to defer the payment of tariffs until the completion of each gas processing unit.

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U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Small Increase

April 27, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Post Small Increase
U.S. crude oil inventories rose by 244,000 barrels, for a fourth consecutive weekly climb, amid higher net imports, while refineries ramped up their capacity use.

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Dyspro-what? Why an Obscure Element Has the EV Industry in a Panic

April 26, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Dyspro-what? Why an Obscure Element Has the EV Industry in a Panic
The rare-earth mineral dysprosium, used for magnets in electric-vehicle motors, is among exports China slowed in response to Trump’s trade war.

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America’s Leather Economy Has Gone Global, and Now It Can’t Escape the Trade War

April 26, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on America’s Leather Economy Has Gone Global, and Now It Can’t Escape the Trade War
Before they become couches, bags and shoes, U.S. cattle hides often travel through factories on multiple continents. American leather companies are rethinking their options.

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Why Dyson Founder Says He Has Lived a ‘Life of Failure’

April 25, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Why Dyson Founder Says He Has Lived a ‘Life of Failure’
The inventor James Dyson met with WSJ to talk about success, what he wishes he had invented first, and why he has stayed involved for 34 years.

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Five Years After He Escaped in a Crate, Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Is Teaching Business Strategy

April 25, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Five Years After He Escaped in a Crate, Fugitive Carlos Ghosn Is Teaching Business Strategy
We visited Ghosn in Lebanon where he’s avoiding arrest warrants from Japan and France

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Cargo Shipments From China to U.S. Slide Toward a Standstill

April 25, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Cargo Shipments From China to U.S. Slide Toward a Standstill
Cancellations accelerated after the Trump administration ratcheted up tariffs on China.

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