Morning News: December 3, 2025

The Hong Kong Fire: A Crisis in the National Security Era

ECB’s Lane Flags ‘Upside Surprises’ to Euro Zone Inflation

Hegseth and His War Department Have Lots of Explaining to Do

Fed Pick Puts Pressure on Bessent to Deliver for Trump

A $2,000 Tariff Dividend for Everyone? Bad Idea

Ahead of Tariff Ruling, Businesses Race to Secure Refunds

We Can Have the U.S. Coast Guard or Tariffs, Not Both

Those Sky-High Bitcoin Prices That Everyone Said Were Here to Stay? They Left.

The 26-Minute, 51% Wipeout That Deepened Trumps’ Crypto Woes

Tech Is Getting Left Behind in the S&P 500’s Latest Rebound

SEC Halts High-Leveraged ETF Plans in Warning Over Risks

Secretive $3 Trillion Fund Giant Makes Flashy Move Into Private Assets

Private-Credit Fears Are Based on Four Myths

Eli Weinstein’s Second Chances

The Puzzle Super Bowl

US Mortgage Rates Slide to 6.32%, Boosting Purchase Activity

The G.O.P. War on Property Taxes Will Lose Them the Suburbs

Trump Promised Relief, Americans Got Higher Bills

Michael and Susan Dell Give $6.25 Billion to Launch ‘Trump Accounts’ for 25 Million Kids

Can ‘Trump Accounts’ for Babies Change the Economics of Having a Family?

Airbus Woes While Boeing Rebounds Show How Quickly the Script Can Flip

ChatGPT Has Been Handed the Right to Self-Rule. What Could Go Wrong?

YouTube Creators Find a New Consumer for AI Slop: Babies

Is Artificial Intelligence the Latest Internet Mania? Let’s Hope!

Saudi Fund to Own Almost All of Electronic Arts After Buyout

US Shale’s Downbeat Executives Are All Talk

Perseus Mining Values Predictive Discovery Around $1.3 Billion in Takeover Bid

The World’s Plastic Problem Is Only Getting Worse

Smiths Group Shares Rise on $2.6 Billion Screening Unit Sale

Retailers Are Snatching Up Real Estate Again

Svedka’s First Super Bowl Ad Will Be Made Primarily With AI

San Francisco Sues Food Makers Over Ultraprocessed Products

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Posted by on December 3rd, 2025 at 7:10 am


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