Morning News: July 18, 2025

One of These BRICS Is Not Like the Others

Before Trump, Indonesia Had Another Trade Headache: China

The State Department Upheaval Makes China Great Again

ICE Deportation Plans Betray a Post-Holocaust Promise

Japan Inflation Eases, But BOJ Still Faces Policy Challenges

Moody’s Raises Argentina’s Rating On Macroeconomic Reforms

Tariffs on Russia Could Hurt Wary U.S. Farmers

Economists’ Outlook: Lower Recession Risk, More Growth

Crypto Market Value Tops $4 Trillion as Stablecoin Bill Passes

Regulating Stablecoins Will Take a Genius Act, and This Isn’t It

‘Even God Would Get Fired.’ The Lessons This Fund Manager Is Taking from Stock-Market Drawdowns and Recoveries.

Don’t Make a Dumb Trade War Any Dumber

Does Trump Have the Authority to Fire Fed Chair Powell?

What Happens If Trump Fires Powell? Bad Things

Will Investors Ever Believe Trump’s Threats Against Powell?

The Global Risks That Come With the Loss of an Independent Fed

Waller Says Fed Should Cut Rates Now With Labor Market on Edge

Wells Fargo Exit Ban Revives Fears About Doing Business in China

Amex Beats Estimates as Premium Clients Keep Spending on Cards

Chevron Moves Forward With Megadeal for Hess After Winning Exxon Arbitration

Asia’s Gas Buying Spree Is Wilting in the Summer Heat

The Push to Make Tiny Homes in Backyards Easier to Finance

Hot Dogs for Insomnia? A Kennedy Aide’s Start-Up Can Get You a Tax Break.

Health Insurers Are Denying More Drug Claims, Data Shows

Nvidia CEO Huang Emerges as Reluctant Emissary for US-China

Meta Says It Won’t Sign EU’s AI Code, Calling It Overreach

Netflix Raises Revenue, Margin Forecasts After Strong Second Quarter

A Family Feud Is Rocking One of the World’s Richest Hotel Dynasties

CBS Canceling ‘Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ After Next Season

Conservatives Get the PBS and NPR Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades

Where Congress’s Cuts Threaten Access to PBS and NPR

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Posted by on July 18th, 2025 at 7:03 am


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