Morning News: July 17, 2025

This New Missile-Defense System Is Challenging the Patriot

China Threatens to Block Panama Ports Deal Unless Its Shipping Giant Is Part of It

Has Japan’s ‘Rice Minister’ Brought Down Prices Enough to Save His Party?

European Real Estate Stuck in ‘Zombieland’ as Recovery Proves Elusive

Russian Banks Have Discussed Seeking Bailouts Within Next Year

Trump Eyes Tariff Rate of 10% or 15% for More Than 150 Countries

The White House’s Assault on the Fed Is Self-Defeating

Trump Wants Lower Rates. Firing Powell Could Push Them Higher.

Fed Independence Is a ‘Myth,’ JPMorgan’s Benhamou Says

Treasury Yields are Flat as Investors Digest Trump-Powell Fight

Excessive Federal Taxes Foist California and New York Onto All of the U.S.

The Bond Market Won’t Let America Be Irresponsible Forever

It Was Supposed to Be ‘Crypto Week’ in Congress. Then It Unraveled.

Wall St. Firms Are Buying Utilities to Tap Into the A.I. Boom

Trump’s U-Turn on Nvidia Spurs Talk of Grand Bargain With China

Taiwan Semi Profit Booms by 61%, Raises Sales View as Nvidia Buoys Demand

Why FHFA Meddling In Credit Score Reporting Is Unwarranted

Trying to Pay for College? Your Options Just Got Worse

PBS, NPR Set to Lose Federal Funding as Senate Passes DOGE Cuts

These US Sites Are ‘Prime Real Estate’ for the Next Nuclear Reactors

How to Fight Against Trump’s Attack on Clean Energy

GE Aerospace Raises Full-Year Guidance on Aviation Rebound

Prologis Ramps Up Plans for New Warehouse Construction

Are Diamonds Even a Luxury Anymore? De Beers Reckons With Price Plunge

Trump Says Coca-Cola to Use Cane Sugar in Coke

They Grew Up on Mexican Coke. Trump’s Cane Sugar Plan Makes Them Uneasy.

PepsiCo Earnings Beat Estimates Even as U.S. Demand Falls

Your Morning Coffee, in a Bucket

Liquid Death Expands Into Energy Drinks—Easy on the Octane

Canadian Retailer Abandons Its Quest for 7-Eleven

‘Who Killed Love?’ A Video Game Plays to Male Resentment in China.

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Posted by on July 17th, 2025 at 7:04 am


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