Morning News: August 25, 2025

5 Years On, China’s Property Crisis Has No End in Sight

This Is the End of China’s Once Mightiest Property Firm

Why Haven’t Sanctions on Russia Stopped the War? The Money Is Still Flowing.

How Weapons of Mass Destruction Became Popular With ESG Investors

What’s the EU For? Its Leaders Need a Better Answer

German Business Sentiment Keeps Improving Despite Economic Clouds

Trump’s Pressure Campaign on the Fed Casts Shadow Over Jackson Hole Gathering

Trump’s Policies Leave Central Bankers at Odds on How to Respond

Swan Song in the Rockies Makes Music for Markets

Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. PCE Inflation Data in Focus as Fed Rate Cut Looks Likely

Wall Street Ramps Up Bets on September Rate Cut After Powell’s Dovish Tone

After 9 Months on Hold, the Fed Could Cut Rates in September. Why the Long Pause May Extend Stocks’ Rally

If The Trump Economy Is ‘Booming,’ Then It Doesn’t Need The Fed

Wall Street Hires More Senior Bankers as Growing Confidence Spurs Deal Rebound

The Real Reason Americans Worry About Trade

Businesses Don’t Want Gerrymandered Election Maps Either

Detention Centers Don’t Need Nicknames — and Certainly Not Merch

Trump Threatens Troops to Fix Chicago ‘Mess’ as City Rebounds

Ex-Trader’s Burrito Fortune Sinks on Guzman y Gomez Slowdown

How a Historic Immigration Drop Is Changing the Job Market

Workers Who Lost Jobs to Trade Needed Help. Washington Cut the Funding.

They Put Off Relationships Until They Earned Enough Money

America’s Newest Auto Plant Is Full of Robots. It Still Needs the Human Touch.

Rented Robots Get the Worst Jobs and Help Factories Keep the Humans

Cars Are So Expensive That Buyers Need Seven-Year Loans

Inside Intel’s Tricky Dance With Trump

Nvidia Faces Wall Street’s High Expectations Two Years into AI Boom

Clegg Says Silicon Valley’s Herd Behavior Drives It Toward Trump

Orsted Falls to Record Low After Order to Halt US Wind Farm

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is Netflix’s First No. 1 Box-Office Hit

Keurig Dr Pepper Strikes $18 Billion Deal for JDE Peet’s

Krispy Kreme Bets on Big-Box Stores to Stay Fresh

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Posted by on August 25th, 2025 at 7:04 am


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