Morning News: August 20, 2025

This Ukraine Summitry Is All Reality TV, Zero Substance

Indonesia’s Central Bank Delivers Back-To-Back Rate Cut to Support Growth

New Zealand’s Central Bank Cuts Rates, Sees More on Horizon

Malaysia’s Rosy Economic Picture Belies Discontent

Japan’s Exports Fall Most in Four Years as Tariff Pain Deepens

U.K. Inflation Gains Pace, Likely Keeping Bank of England From Fresh Rate Cuts

Europe Should Deepen Ties With Non-U.S. Trade Partners, Lagarde Says

Sweden Central Bank Stands Pat, But Says It Could Cut Again This Year

Powell’s Global Peers to Cheer for Fed in Rebuke to Trump

Trump Embarks on $104 Million Bond-Buying Spree While in Office

Trump Fights to Democratize 401(k)s With the Addition of Private Equity

Finance Industry Bodies Call for Changes to Crypto Rules for Banks

Fed’s Bowman Suggests Allowing Central Bank Staff to Own Small Amounts of Crypto Products

Apollo’s Financial Origami Is Smart — And Scary

AI Is Siphoning Up Venture Money, Spurring Talk of Bursting Bubbles

Mark Zuckerberg Shakes Up Meta’s A.I. Efforts, Again

OpenAI in Deal Talks That Would Value the Company at $500 Billion

The Day ChatGPT Went Cold

Silicon Valley Is Drifting Out of Touch With the Rest of America

Intel Rescue Will Depend on Trump as Investor — and Pitchman

Donald Trump Panicked In March of 2020, and D.C. Never Recovered

The Unsung Hero of the OBBBA: Permanent Expensing

The Oil Market’s Brightest Spot Is Aviation Fuel

Flight Attendants Win Boarding Pay, Four-Year Deal, Ending Air Canada Strike

Constrained at Home, China’s EV Champs Are Now Going Global

Ford’s Dividend Looks Hard to Maintain, Even With Bespoke Accounting

Target Bets a Lifelong Employee Can Steer Its Turnaround

The True Cost of Firing a CEO

McDonald’s to Cut Combo Meal Prices After Convincing Franchisees

Alcon Shares Fall After Guidance Trim on U.S. Trade Tariff Hit

Scotts Miracle-Gro Tried Playing Both Sides: Weed Killers, ‘Weed’ Growers

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Hint of Mini Labubu Launch Sends Pop Mart Stock Soaring 12%

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Posted by on August 20th, 2025 at 7:09 am


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