Morning News: December 17, 2025

US Readies New Russia Sanctions If Putin Rejects Peace Deal

Trump Orders Blockade of Sanctioned Oil Tankers in Venezuela

Venezuela’s Long Oil-Output Slump Dulls Market Hit of Trump Blockade

Trump US Vowed Energy Dominance. Here’s How He’s Doing

Trump Targets Defense Giants’ Shareholder Payouts as Cost Overruns Mount

Why Investors Are Worried About Japan’s Bond Market

U.S. Threatens Penalties Against European Tech Firms Amid Regulatory Fight

European Governments Must Listen to Jamie Dimon and Bill Gates

Inflationary Pressures Appear Contained, Bank of Canada’s Macklem Says

Turning the Monroe Doctrine Into Donroe Is Awful Geopolitics

Donald Trump May Be About to Pick the Least Important Fed Chair in Decades

Next Fed Chair in ‘No-Win Scenario’ as Selection Process Draws to a Close

Dow Transports Are Stock-Market Leaders Now. Here’s What That Means for Investors

What Trump’s Embrace of Crypto Has Unleashed

Gold Forecast to Glitter Again Next Year Despite Biggest Gain Since 1979

K-Shaped US Economy Leaves Small Businesses Playing Catch-Up

The Affordability Crisis Is Real and Tariffs Caused It

Spooked by AI and Layoffs, White-Collar Workers See Their Security Slip Away

Heating Costs Expected to Rise 9.2% This Winter

Trump Dangles Cash Payments to Buoy Voters’ Views of the Economy

A New Way to Understand America’s Congressional Doom Loop

The Squishy Number Behind the Rise and Fall of Oracle’s Stock

Suing Software Will In No Way Add to Housing Supply

Warner Rejects Paramount’s Hostile Bid, Saying Netflix Deal Still Superior

Jared Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Why Are Conservatives So Afraid of Netflix Buying Warner Brothers?

Podcasters Love YouTube. That’s Making Podcast Advertising Less Predictable.

OpenAI in Talks to Raise $10 Billion From Amazon, Use Its Chips

The Women of OpenAI’s C-Suite Are Sending a Message

A Rocket Maker Burned Through Its Cash, Then Eric Schmidt Swooped In

Does China Have a Robot Bubble?

On British Roads, Chinese Cars Are Racing Ahead

Tesla’s Rally to Record High Is Leaving Big Tech Peers Behind

California Gives Tesla 90 Days to Change Autopilot Advertising

Cancer Doctors Are Making a Fortune Off Drug-Trial Participants

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