Morning News: September 8, 2025

OPEC+ to Boost Oil Output Further Despite Supply Glut Concerns

EU Weighs New Sanctions on Russia to Hit Banks and Oil Trade

Billionaires Who Amassed Gold Fortunes in Dubai Face Slowdown

China’s Export Momentum Slows, Missing Expectations

Chinese Firms Win Bid to Build Road Used for Cameroon-Chad Trade

Japan’s Economy Continues to Grow Amid Tariff Woes, Revised Data Confirms

German Industrial Production Rebounds Despite Falling Exports

Why France’s Financial Woes Are Pushing Its Government to the Brink

Argentina Bonds Slump on Milei’s Defeat in Buenos Aires Vote

ECB Expected to Stay on Hold, Give Little Guidance on Future Rate Path

India’s Investors, Defying Tariffs, Keep Pouring Money Into Stocks

Global Markets Rise Slightly as Fed Rate-Cut Expectations Hiked

Another US Jobs Markdown Sets Stage for Fed Cut, BLS Criticism

Bessent Battles Trump Demands, Market Jitters in Fed Chair Hunt

Bessent’s Fed Critique Misses the Big Picture

The Fed As A Source Of Economic Growth Is A Monstrous Delusion

PNC Financial to Buy Smaller Rival FirstBank in $4.1 Billion Deal

The Truth About Private Equity’s Historical Returns

Your Paycheck in Stablecoins? That’s Local Banks’ Worst Nightmare

The Spectacular Comeback Tour of a Crypto Convict

US Raid on Hyundai Plant Leaves Korean Companies Reeling

What the White House Doesn’t Get About ‘War’

The Regulator Who Thinks He Can Win Trump’s Battle With the Media

Healthcare Jobs Are a Rare Bright Spot in the Stalling Labor Market

$1 Trillion in American Wages Has Gone Up in Wildfire Smoke

Detroit’s Carmakers to Save Billions in Trump Emissions Rollback

Apple’s Plan B for AI Is Actually Pretty Great

SpaceX Agrees to Buy Wireless Airwaves in $17 Billion Deal

BMW and Mercedes Take On Tesla With New Luxury SUVs

PepsiCo CEO’s Tall Order: Win Over Investor Calling for Strategy Reset

Amazon’s New Curbs on Sharing Free Shipping Are Set to Hit Millions

Sotheby’s Strikes Alliance With Ascendant Art Fair

Unrivaled Basketball League Hits $340 Million Valuation

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Posted by on September 8th, 2025 at 7:03 am


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