Morning News: December 31, 2025

Xi Declares China’s Economy Set to Hit 5% Growth Goal in 2025

India Sees Strong Growth, Vows Buffers Against Global Volatility

Argentina Still $2.4 Billion Short for January Bond Payments

Six Stories That Show How Trump’s Trade War Changed the World Economy

Jason Furman Continues To Show Us How Economies Do Not Grow

‘The West’ Is Near Death. It’s Also Worth Fighting For

Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear.

Fed Minutes Suggest Caution About Further Cuts Early Next Year

Judge Rules That Consumer Bureau’s Funding Cannot Lapse

Silver, Gold and Copper Are Trouncing Stocks. What a Key Chart Level Suggests Could Be Ahead for 2026

These Undervalued Stocks Blew Away the S&P 500 in 2025 — a 2026 Repeat Is Likely

Bankers Are Gearing Up for Another Onslaught of Monster Deals in 2026

Bankers Get a Dire Warning From Jane Austen’s Final Book

A.I. Held Up Wall Street in 2025. Will That Continue?

The Biggest Questions We Have for 2026

Hindsight Makes It Easy to Profit From Trump 2.0

World’s Richest Added a Record $2.2 Trillion in Wealth This Year

Why Can’t the Middle Class Invest Like Mitt Romney?

Warren Buffett Stayed True to His Ways in His Final Year as Berkshire CEO

Inside China’s Six-Decade Campaign to Dominate Rare Earths

Trump Has No Choice But to Break His $2 Gas Promise

10 Pieces of Tech Jargon That Confused Us in 2025

Tech Startups Are Handing Out Free Nicotine Pouches to Boost Productivity

OpenAI Is Paying Employees More Than Any Major Tech Startup in History

How Meta’s Newest Acquisition Target Got Around Worries Over Its Ties to China

Meta’s Manus Deal Validates Belief in Chinese Innovation

Tesla’s Vanishing Order Hastens Fall of an $800 Million Fortune

Famed Investor Michael Burry Says He’s Not Short Tesla Shares

Warner Bros. Plans to Reject Paramount Offer Next Week

How the Wine World Is Set to Change in 2026

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