Morning News: June 26, 2025

Does It Matter Whether America’s Iran Strike Was Lawful?

Iran’s Khamenei Says US Intervention in War Achieved Nothing

The Waning Ambitions of China’s $1.3 Trillion Fund Giant

Japan Hits M&A Record of $232 Billion, Driving Asia Deals Rebound

Conflict in Middle East Might Damp Eurozone Growth, ECB’s De Guindos Says

German Consumers Grow More Cautious as Confidence Slips

Deportations Alone Can’t Fix US Immigration Problems

Spring Housing Market Is a Bust With US Hit by ‘Double Whammy’

Trump Pivots to Tax Cuts to Combat Voters’ Economic Anxiety

Trump Considers Naming Next Fed Chair Early in Bid to Undermine Powell

Dollar Plunges as Trump Pummels Powell

Mamdani’s Shock Win Has Wall Street Fretting Over ‘Hot Commie Summer’

Summer Gas Prices Haven’t Been This Low Since 2021

Congestion Pricing In New York Creates a Laboratory For the U.S.

Should the Government Stop Subsidizing a Car Feature That ‘Everyone Hates’?

The Outpost at the Center of Trump’s $44 Billion Energy Push

How Japan and Alaska Pioneered the Global Market for L.N.G.

Tanker Seen Near Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 for First Time in Months

End of Shell Takeover Talk Puts BP Back in Elliott’s Crosshairs

China Is Still Choking Exports of Rare Earths Despite Pact With U.S.

Meta Inks More Clean Energy Deals with Developer Invenergy

The AI Boom Can Give Rooftop Solar a New Pitch

Nvidia Stock Notches Fresh Record High in Remarkable 2025 Turnaround

More Than Tariffs Needed To Reinforce U.S.’s Technological Defenses

Trump Organization Scraps ‘Made in the USA’ Tag for Its Gold T1 Smartphone

Tesla’s Robotaxi Launch Shows Google’s Waymo Is Worth More Than $45 Billion

Bezos and Blue Origin Try to Capitalize on Trump-Musk Split

With Bezos Wedding, Venice Braces for Love in the Time of Tech Billionaires

Madison Avenue Lands a Bigger Role in Hollywood

Can Brad Pitt’s ‘F1’ Movie Finally Deliver Apple a Big-Screen Hit?

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Posted by on June 26th, 2025 at 7:08 am


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