Morning News: May 8, 2026

Iran Turns to China Rail Link to Try to Bypass US Blockade

China’s Invisible Hand Is Rebalancing the Oil Market

Oil Prices Steady After U.S. and Iran Test Truce With Military Strikes

Shell Reports Nearly $7 Billion Profit Amid ‘Unprecedented Disruption’

How Energy Prices Are Driving Demand for Solar Panels and Heat Pumps

Trade Court Rules Against Trump’s New Global Tariffs

US Payrolls Exceed Estimates, Jobless Rate Steady

When You’re ‘Fired From Retirement’

Nothing About Being Born In the U.S. Makes You a Victim

Why We’re Dying Like Flies, and Why Libertarianism Can Reverse This

Anthony Scaramucci: My Wall Street Buddies Regret Voting for Trump

As U.S. Debt Hits a Worrying Milestone, Washington Barely Notices

Trump Accounts Are a New Way to Redistribute Wealth

Trust the Numbers? What to Do When the Data Is Under Attack

Stocks Are Exuberant. Bonds Are Subdued. Why the Divergence?

What Could Knock Markets Off the Wall of Worry?

Brookfield’s Profit Rises on Fundraising, Fee-Paying Asset Gains

Unable to Tax Local Tech, the EU Targets U.S. Giants

US Said to Suspect Nvidia Chips Smuggled Via Thailand

Corporate Layoffs Are Down 10% This Year, but the AI Reckoning Has Come for Tech

The AI Revival of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant

The Importance of Amazon’s Globalstar Purchase to Growth

‘Terminator’ Fears and Internal Dysfunction: Inside the OpenAI Trial

Why the AI Race Is Being Lost In the File Cabinet

SoftBank Cuts Target for OpenAI Margin Loan by 40% to $6 Billion

How X Is Driving the Politics of Mutually Assured Dysfunction

Sony Sees Double-Digit Earnings Growth Despite Quarterly Miss on EV Losses, Game Weakness

For 70 Years, Whirlpool Paid a Dividend. Suddenly It Can’t Afford One

Rupert Murdoch’s High-Stakes Blitz Against the NFL

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Posted by on May 8th, 2026 at 7:07 am


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