Morning News: July 2, 2025

US Halts Key Ukraine Weapons Deliveries Amid Russian Barrage

The US Bombing Iran Was a Win for … Putin

The First Income Tax in the Persian Gulf Signals a Changing Economic Reality

Is OPEC’s Supply Surge a Precautionary Move or a Market-Share Grab?

South Korea’s Stock Market Is Having a Moment

Milei’s Foreign-Exchange Shakeup Has Brokers Moving Into Banking

Eurozone’s Jobless Rate Creeps Higher as Business Uncertainty Abounds

Bond-Sale Target Could Be Changed, BOE’s Taylor Says

Santander Bolsters Presence in UK with Acquisition of TSB for $3.64 Billion

Biggest US Banks Hike Dividends, Announce Share Buybacks After Acing Stress Tests

DOGE Now Targeting SEC Policy, Eyes SPAC Rules

Trump’s 35% Tariff Threat Feeds Japan’s Worst-Case Scenario Fear

Trump Said Trade Deals Would Come Easy. Japan Is Proving Him Wrong.

Car Sales Cooled in June as Trump Bump Fades

How Republican E.V. Cuts Could Put U.S. Carmakers Behind China

Solar Industry Says Senate Plan Would Cede Production to China

A Power Line for Clean Energy Was in the Works. Now, an Investigation Looms

JPMorgan’s Blockchain Unit Explores Tokenizing Carbon Credits

The Surprising Tariff Lesson Buried in Inflation Data

Treasuries Fall for Second Day With Focus on US Jobs Numbers

How Immigration Could Muddy the Jobs Numbers

Poorest Americans Dealt Biggest Blow Under Senate Republican Tax Package

Medicaid Cuts Will Hit Rural America Hard

Paramount Agrees to Pay $16 Million to Settle Lawsuit by Trump

We’ve Never Seen a President This Unconstrained

What We Know (and Can’t Know) About Trump’s Wealth

Foxconn Pulls Chinese Staff From India in Hurdle for Apple

Honor Looks to Outshine Samsung with Extremely Thin Foldable Phone

Netflix Explores Music Shows and Celebrity Interviews in Unscripted TV Push

Canned-Food Producer Del Monte Foods Files for Bankruptcy

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