Morning News: May 26, 2025

Global Central Banks Talk Harsh New Economic Realities in Tokyo

Moody’s Rethinks Its Rating Spectrum on the G-7

Trump’s Tariffs: Where Things Stand

The 90-Day Rush to Get Goods Out of China

Your Patio Furniture Set Is Going to Cost a Lot More This Summer

China Has Special Access to Rare Earths — From Myanmar

Big Miners Want New Blood to Tackle an Old Problem

Trump’s Tariffs and Tax Bill May Derail U.S. Battery Industry

Moderate House Republicans Did What They Do Best: They Caved

Chinese Auto Stocks Fall on Fears of Fresh Price War

Xi Mulls New Made-in-China Plan Despite US Call to Rebalance

Chinese, EU Trade Heads to Meet as Trump Tariff Tensions Rise

Trade Between the U.S. and EU Is Massive. We Break It Down.

Trump Delays E.U. Tariffs Until July 9

Ring-Fencing Was a Good Idea That UK Banking No Longer Needs

If They’re Telling You Why Treasury Yields Are Up, They Don’t Know Why

Kashkari Says ‘Not Sure’ on Interest Rate Moves by September

Jerome Powell Tells Princeton Grads Not to Take Universities for Granted and that ‘Integrity Is All We Have—Guard It Carefully’

How Student-Loan Crisis Will Show Up in the Economy

Trump Allies Look to Benefit From Pro Bono Promises by Elite Law Firms

Trump Backing for a Nippon Steel Deal Leaves Big Questions

Electric Vehicles Died a Century Ago. Could That Happen Again?

Chinese EV Trucks Will Build the Cities of the Future

Volvo Car to Cut Around 3,000 Jobs

Malaysia, Singapore Explore Importing Wind Energy from Vietnam

Jony Ive’s OpenAI Deal Puts Pressure on Apple to Find Next Big Thing

ChatGPT’s Improved Memory Points Toward a More Personal AI

At Amazon, Some Coders Say Their Jobs Have Begun to Resemble Warehouse Work

Meituan Profit Soars as Revenue Beats Estimates Despite Rising Competition

‘Lilo & Stitch’ and Tom Cruise Add to a Box Office Boomlet

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Posted by on May 26th, 2025 at 7:14 am


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