Morning News: August 18, 2025

Whatever the Alaska Game Was, the Odds Didn’t Move

Traders Boost Bets BOE Will Hold Rate at 4% for Rest of 2025

Global Economy Took Tariff Hike in Its Stride, But Stronger Headwinds Are Ahead

Trump’s Tariffs Will Crush India’s Exporters, Threatening Livelihoods

European Trade Takes Fresh Tariff Hit as U.S. Exports Slump

Dollar Faces Hit if Tariffs Passed on to Consumers

What Would Happen If America Started Faking Its Economic Data? Here’s What Happened When Other Countries Did It

Powell Has Reason to Hedge Jackson Hole Signal as Data Zigzags

The Fed Chair Doesn’t Set Rates by Himself. Here Are the Other Voting Members.

A $17 Billion Options Trader Is Coming to Take on NYC Flash Boys

If You’ll Pay $800 for a Credit Card, You’re in Demand

The Major Economic Lesson In the Life of Jacklyn Bezos

Bloomberg: RFK Jr. Is Sabotaging President Trump’s Health Legacy

China’s Use of Fossil Fuels Is Falling While Power Demand Is Surging

Foreigners Are Buying US Homes Again While Americans Get Sidelined

Sorry, New York. The Era of the Big City May Be Over.

Air Canada Halts Guidance as Flight Attendant Strike Continues

Leapmotor Swings to Profit as Vehicle Sales Hit Record

Detroit Needs a New Direction

Neocloud Operators Depend on Nvidia Chips Staying Expensive

The DOJ Continues Its Dangerous Case Against Google Search

Is the AI Winter Finally Upon Us?

The C.E.O. of Duolingo Wants to Have a Conversation About A.I.

Net Zero Sacrifices Working Class To a New Tech Empire

Advent International to Buy U-blox For $1.3 Billion

Soho House Agrees to Be Taken Private in $2.7 Billion Deal

Comcast Gets Serious About Subscriber Losses — A Long Fight Looms

The Chili’s Economy Is Here: What’s Behind the Casual-Dining Boom

Is Your Favorite Social Media Sitcom Actually a Marketing Campaign?

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Posted by on August 18th, 2025 at 7:11 am


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