Morning News: November 4, 2025

Stiglitz Declares an ‘Inequality Emergency’ in G-20 Report

The EU Needs To Kick Its Addiction To Tech Regulation

This Trillionaire Economy Thrived in a Global Order Trump Is Ditching

Interesting Trade-offs on Trade Await the Supremes

Trump Tariffs’ Fate Rides on Supreme Court Justices He Picked

More Tax Revenue Won’t Solve a Problem of Too Much Tax Revenue

Embattled Fed Governor Lisa Cook Voices Support for Recent Rate Cut

The Fed’s Wait-and-See Approach to AI Can’t Last

Bank Strength Comes From Prudent Lending, Not FDIC Insurance

Investors Really Don’t Care About the Shutdown

UBS Warns of Systemic Risk From Weak US Insurance Regulation

The Endless Quest to Compare College Prices Before Applying

China Is Quietly Sparking Latin America’s Startup Race

Portugal Has Plenty of Tourists. Now It Wants Data Centers

What a New Model of Climate Finance Can Look Like

Oil Glut Helps Indian Refiners Pivot Away From Russian Crude

Rick Perry’s Nuclear Ambitions Begin With Gas Power

‘Trumpette’ Billionaire Rinehart Wins Big From Rare-Earths Fight

Rheinmetall Advances East Europe Expansion With Lithuania Plant

Wall Street’s AI Energy Agenda Bleeds Into Global Climate Talks

OpenAI Wants Brands to Allow Their Mascots to Appear in Gen AI Videos

Xiaomi’s EV Gambit Includes Heavy Human Cost

Ferrari Shrugs Off Tariffs With Higher Third-Quarter Profit

First Brands Sues Founder for Allegedly Pilfering Firm Funds

The Workers Left Out of Trump’s Drug-Manufacturing Renaissance

Kimberly-Clark/Kenvue Embodies M&A’s Growth Potential

Yum Brands Explores Sale of Pizza Hut

Denny’s to Go Private in $322 Million Deal

I Saw a Vision of Chocolate’s Future in an Amsterdam Brownie

Sex Dolls, Boycotts, Protests: Furor in France as Shein Opens Paris Store

Spotify Gains Subscribers as App Offering Expands

Meet the Billionaire Trying to Save College Football From Itself

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