Morning News: June 11, 2025

To Shake Russian Gas, Germany Pushes to Ship It in From Anywhere Else

The Audacious Reboot of America’s Nuclear Energy Program

US Energy Secretary Is Trying to Change Blue-State Minds About Fossil Fuels

Market Realities Continue to Mug Faddish ‘Energy Transitions’

Global Banks Scramble to Hire Top Talent in Booming Japan

ECB’s Rate Cut Helps Ensure Inflation Won’t Settle Below Target, Lane Says

U.S. and China Agree to Get Geneva Pact Back on Track

China Walks a Line in U.S. Trade Talks, Trying Not to Overplay Its Hand

The US Is Dooming the UN — Whether It Leaves or Not

Pope Leo Inherits Cleaned Up Vatican Bank That’s Making Money

World Bank Sees U.S. Growth Rate Halving as Tariffs Slow Global Economy

US Inflation Seen Picking Up With Some Tariff Pass-Through

The Republican Budget Bill Is a Fiscal Mirage

Why the Self-Proclaimed Deficit ‘Hawks’ Have Always Been Wrong

Paul Atkins Has His Work Cut Out For Him at the SEC

Top CFPB Enforcement Official to Resign, Citing ‘Devastating’ Shifts Under Trump

Appeals Court Keeps Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs in Place for Now

Noisy Trade Wars Shift Into Duller Framework Implementation Stage

How Home Depot Became Ground Zero in Trump’s Deportation Push

Is the Immigration Crackdown Already Showing Up in the Labor Market?

Musk Expresses ‘Regret’ Over His Criticisms of Trump

Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump to Ward Off Tech’s Detractors

Rubio Is Pressing to Open Sanctions Investigation Into Harvard

Yale Is Rushing to Sell Billions in Private Equity Investments

African Students Are Flocking to US MBA Programs

Oil-Rich University of Texas Wants to Cash In on AI, Crypto and Power

Nvidia’s Huang Sees Quantum Computing Reaching Inflection Point

Amazon, Walmart Drone Deliveries Take Rivalry to the Skies

Cyberattack on Food Distributor Leaves Supermarket Shelves Running Low

The Media and Entertainment Deal Machine Is Revving Up

X’s Sales Pitch: Give Us Your Ad Business or We’ll Sue

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Posted by on June 11th, 2025 at 7:02 am


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