Morning News: July 23, 2025

Tariff Risk Drives Another Round of Asia Forecast Downgrades

U.S. and Japan Reach Trade Deal

Behind Japan’s Trade Deal: 8 Rounds of Talks and ‘Hurrying Slowly’

Indonesia to Remove Numerous Trade Barriers, White House Says

EU Readies €100 Billion No-Deal Plan to Match US 30% Tariff

As the Dollar Slides, the Euro Is Picking Up Speed

The US Can Survive Tariffs. That Doesn’t Mean They’re Worth It.

Bitcoin in Your 401(k)? That’s Not a Risk I Would Take

What Is Tokenization and Is It Crypto’s Next Big Thing?

The U.S. Needed the CLARITY Act To End Crypto Regulatory Uncertainty

At the Fed’s Banking Conference, Sam Altman, Capital Rules and Avoiding the Powell Drama

Fed Legend Paul Volcker Would Shrug Over This Attack

Treasury, IRS Face Staff Cuts, Tight Deadlines With Roll Out of New Trump Tax Breaks

GoPro, Krispy Kreme Surge as Markets Abuzz About Meme Stocks

Dimon’s Success Creates Headaches for JPMorgan

Citigroup Expands Private-Company Research, Joining JPMorgan

Soaring Wealth Inequality Is the Greatest Retirement Gift of All

Biggest US Power Grid Auction Prices Rise by 22% to New Heights

U.S. Mid-Atlantic Factory Activity Contracts at Fastest Rate This Year

Can a Steel Boom Revive This Rural American County?

How China Came to Rule the World of Rare Earth Elements

Hackers Hit US Nuclear Body as Microsoft Warns of China Link

Chinese Hackers Are Exploiting Flaws in Widely Used Software, Microsoft Says

OpenAI’s Data Center Ambitions Collide with Reality

AT&T Adds Wireless and Home-Internet Subscribers, Accelerates Fiber Build-Out

Mike Lynch’s Estate Ordered to Pay Hewlett Packard $945 Million

Tesla’s Darkening Outlook to Test Robotaxi Vision Pushed by Musk

Trump Expects $20 Million More in Ad Dollars From ‘60 Minutes’ Settlement

Coke’s New Cane-Sweetened Soda Risks Upending US Sugar Supplies

Hershey Lifts Candy Prices, Citing High Cocoa Costs

With Labubus and a Cat Cafe, a Shopping Mall Thrives in New York City

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Posted by on July 23rd, 2025 at 7:04 am


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