Global financial officials say they are grappling with an increasingly fractured economic outlook, as many countries struggle with the lasting scars of the pandemic while others power ahead. https://ift.tt/gvB1yl8

Albemarle scrapped its proposed $4.16 billion takeover of Liontown Resources, citing the difficulty of completing one of the biggest-ever lithium deals after Australia’s richest woman bought a large stake in the company. https://ift.tt/zkauPYR

Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy, unable to find the money to settle hundreds of federal, state and private lawsuits alleging it oversupplied prescription painkillers. https://ift.tt/mDW8bl1

The auto industry’s push to boost sales of electric vehicles is running into the hard reality that buyers’ interest in these models is proving shallower than expected. https://ift.tt/JbpFKU0

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“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” grossed an estimated $126 million to $130 million in global ticket sales on its opening weekend, putting the concert film on par with some of the year’s biggest movie debuts. https://ift.tt/Gc30zMn

Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party fell short of the seats needed to form a government, an exit poll showed, putting the opposition on track for a majority coalition. https://ift.tt/FmbkBnY

A judge was set to hold a hearing on whether to limit Trump’s ability to publicly address criminal charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election results as he makes another bid for the White House. https://ift.tt/jOZGhmQ

Israeli forces struck the south of Gaza ahead of an imminent ground attack and amid a growing humanitarian crisis, as fighting between Israel and Islamic militants along its northern border withbased in Lebanon intensified. https://ift.tt/W0mLxse

Biden has established an early advantage over Trump in their competing quest for campaign cash, political fundraising data indicate. https://ift.tt/LakqdOQ