Morning News: January 12, 2026

For Years, Powell Avoided Fighting Trump. That’s Over.

Fed Served With DOJ Subpoenas; Powell Vows to Stand Firm

Trump Faces Fed Roadblock as Key Republican Blasts Justice Probe

Bill Pulte Seen as Key Instigator Behind Powell Subpoena

Trump’s Investigation of Powell Is Also a Warning to the Next Fed Chair

‘Sell America’ Trade Is Revived by Trump’s Latest Fed Attack

Copper Pushes Toward Record on Supply Concerns and Weaker Dollar

Gold and Silver Storm to Records as Fed Hit With Subpoenas

What’s at Stake for the Oil Market If Iran Crisis Escalates

Trump Says He’s Inclined to Exclude Exxon From Venezuela

The Speed-Obsessed Texas Wildcatter in Pole Position for Venezuela’s Energy Riches

China Has Been Gorging on Black-Market Oil. That’s Now Getting Harder.

Greenland Faces Crunch Week as Europe Seeks to Defuse Trump

I’ve Studied How Democracies Fail. Here’s My Unified Theory of Trump

Two Ways the Donroe Doctrine Will Get Tangled in a Shifting Global Economy

US and China Flip the Global Script as Capital Flows Reverse

As the US Lures Investment Home, China is Splashing Cash Globally

Financials Fall As Trump’s Credit Card Rate Cap Plan Rattles Investors

How Trump’s Proposed Cap on Credit Card Rates Could Reshape Consumer Lending

Trump’s Credit-Card Cap Would Feed the Weakest to the Sharks

How a Puzzling 401(k) Plan Changed One Woman’s Life

Americans Are Right to Be Worried About the Labor Market

Trump’s New Housing Strategy Is All About Boosting Buyers Now

President Trump Is Targeting Mortgage Rates Where They’re Set

What a New Betting Market for Housing Prices Means for Home Buyers and Sellers

The Next Dust Bowl Is Becoming More Likely

Thiel Gives $3 Million to Group Seeking to Block California Wealth Tax

What I Learned Playing Liar’s Poker Against AI

DeepSeek Founder Liang’s Funds Surge 57% as China Quants Boom

China’s Top Paid App Is a Tool to Help Grandma Check In

The Lawyer Suing Media Outlets for Trump Has a ‘Trumpinator’ Doll Behind His Desk

Young Men Are Lost. A New Book Can Guide the Way

Why This Billionaire Holds a Family Meeting About Money Once a Quarter

Malaysia and Indonesia Block Access to Grok Because of Sexually Explicit Content

Allegiant to Buy Sun Country Airlines in $1.5 Billion Deal

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Posted by on January 12th, 2026 at 7:09 am


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