Morning News: December 24, 2025

Why 2026 Is Poised to Be Another Rocky Year for Global Trade

The ‘Year of the Tariff’ Gives Way to 2026 Worries of the Consequences

Ruble’s World-Beating Rally Poses New Risk for Russian Economy

What the West Keeps Getting Wrong About China

Bank of America Trader Says India State Debt Deluge Will Worsen

Copper Poised for Best Year Since 2009 After December Surge

Gold Climbs Above $4,500 in Historic Rally for Precious Metals

The EU Is Not a U.S. Regulator, and Must Be Restrained As Such

The Photos That Defined Business and the Economy in 2025

Whoever Trump Picks, the Next Fed Chair Won’t Be Independent

Fed Should Lower Rates If the Market Does Well, Trump Says

The U.S. Economy Keeps Powering Ahead, Defying Dire Predictions

3 Theories of What’s Going On With the Contradictory Economic Data

Soaring GDP Is More Evidence of What a Fraudulent Number It Is

Investors Warn of ‘Rot in Private Equity’ as Funds Strike Circular Deals

How Birthright Citizenship Sort of Saved Christmas

How the White House Lost the Public on Immigration

Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Application Fee Upheld by Judge

Trump Loves Trade Schools. So Why Does He Want to Defund Them?

Casinos Are a Bad Bet for US Cities

Chasing an Economic Boom, White House Dismisses Risks of A.I.

AI Construction Costs Can Be an Accounting ‘Black Box’

Insurers and Pension Funds Eye Data Center Finance Spree

China’s EV Battery Giant Is Trying to Find a New Road

BP to Sell Majority Stake in Castrol Business for $6 Billion

Sanofi to Buy Vaccine Maker Dynavax in $2.2 Billion Deal

A Father, a Son and Their $108 Billion Push for Media Moguldom

The Marketing Master Trying to Make Us Fall in Love With Disney Again

The Weird and Wonderful Consumer Trends Steering Brands Into 2026

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