Morning News: May 5, 2025

Oil Prices Slide Further on OPEC Plans to Increase Supply

OPEC+ Supply Hike Forces Wall Street to Redo Sums, Yet Again

Democrats Have Been at War With Oil for Too Long

Taiwan’s Markets Jolted as Currency Surges Most Since 1980s

US Seeks to Weaken Global Development Finance Efforts, UN Document Shows

Inside the Dizzying Chaos of Running a Freight Business Under Trump

The World’s Top Jet Fighter Is About to Get More Expensive

Effort to Close De Minimis US Tariff Loophole ‘Could Get Messy’

Trump Says He Will Put 100% Tariff on Movies Made Outside U.S.

Trump Downplays Economic Concerns as He Looks to Cut Trade Deals

Trump Suggests Some Trade Deals May Come as Soon as This Week

Economic Concerns Are Mounting, but the Fed Isn’t Cutting Rates Proactively

Kevin Warsh Is Viewed As A Future ‘Adult’ At The Fed. That’s Dangerous

This Earnings Season Is a Rorschach Test for Investors

Trump’s Tariffs Are Lifting Some U.S. Manufacturers

Corporate America Is Leaving More Jobs Unfilled

CEOs Celebrate Buffett as He Calls a Close on 5,500,000% Run

Buffett’s Astonishing Track Record in Five Charts

Warren Buffett to Remain Berkshire Hathaway Chairman

How Warren Buffett Changed the Way Investors Think of Investing

The Buffett View of Trade Deals

Who Is Gregory Abel, Warren Buffett’s Successor?

As Buffett Steps Down, Omaha Is Grateful—and a Little Worried

Erste Acquires 49% Stake in Santander’s Polish Unit for $7.7 Billion

Sunoco to Buy Canadian Fuel Seller Parkland for $9.1 Billion

As Iowa Farmers Plant, They Consider Rain, Rates, Tariffs and Trump

The Antitrust Stranglehold on America’s Tech Sector

AI Spending Is the Only Certainty in Silicon Valley Right Now

It’s The End of Cheap Flying as Americans Tire of Budget Airlines

Tyson’s Profits Jump as Chicken Gains Outweigh Beef Losses

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Posted by on May 5th, 2025 at 7:05 am


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