Morning News: July 4, 2025

In Europe, Economists See a Chance to Rise on the Global Stage

German Factory Orders Sink as Uncertainty Weighs

How a German Manufacturer Is Forging Stronger Ties With the U.S.

Brazil’s BRICS Fixation Has Delivered Few Benefits

Canada Goods Trade Deficit Narrows as Flows With U.S. Continue to Slacken

The Golden Share Makes a Dubious Comeback

Trump Says Tariff Letters Imminent, Unsettling Markets

The Institutions Protecting US Democracy Have Turned Into Traps

Trump Wins Broad Economic Policy Shift as House Passes Tax Bill

How Republicans Re-engineered the Tax Code

The Corporate Winners and Losers in Trump’s Big Tax Bill

Bill Delivers Near-Term Economic Boost, Longer-Term Risks

Why China Isn’t Lecturing Trump About His Costly Bill

S&P 500 Is a Touch Away From Triggering Sell Signal, BofA Says

American Companies Hit the Brakes on Hiring

Videos Make #Paydayroutines Everybody’s Business

Trump Claims Sweeping Power to Nullify Laws, Letters on TikTok Ban Show

A Chinese Fireworks Maker Is Going All In on the U.S. Despite Tariffs

Elon Musk Lost to Trump. He Can’t Get Over It.

ChatGPT’s Mental Health Costs Are Adding Up

Could the Electric Hydrofoil Ferry Change the Way We Commute?

Hulu’s “The Bear” Points To a Brilliant Work Future

Food Prices Rose in June, Driven by Meat, Vegetable-Oil Increases

Why Krispy Kreme Broke Up With McDonald’s

A Pop Star’s Cookies Draw a Crowd (No Backflip Required)

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Posted by on July 4th, 2025 at 7:03 am


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