Morning News: August 14, 2025

Eurozone Industrial Production Slumps More Than Expected as Tariff Effects Sting

Red Sea Shipping Diversions to Enter a Third Year, CEO Says

China Mulls Asking Firms Run by Central Government to Buy Homes

Chinese Imports Fell During Trump’s First Term. It’s Happening Again.

Blue States Hunt for Ways to Wring More Taxes From the Wealthy

Since the Rich Are Overtaxed, Americans Won’t Get to Escape Social Security

Where Is Bessent Pulling These Rate Models From?

Bessent Has Yet to Fully Divest Assets, Raising Concern at Ethics Agency

Fed Faces High Bar for Big Cuts Despite White House Pressure

Behind Wall Street’s Abrupt Flip on Crypto

Return to Office Split Deepens Banking’s Transatlantic Divide

Aviva’s Profit Jump Boosts Shares to Near 18-Year High

Swiss Re Backs Guidance After Profit Beats Views

Big Business Came Prepared for This White House

American Antitrust: Now More Extreme Than Europe

You Can Buy One of the C.I.A.’s Greatest Mysteries at an Auction House

As Trump Pushes International Students Away, Asian Schools Scoop Them Up

U.S. Steel Explosion Presents Challenge to Nippon’s Investment Plans

Trump Order Seeks to Cut Regulations for Space Industry

Brazil’s Eight-Year Campaign for Green Jet Fuel Hits the Trump Wall

Big Tech’s A.I. Boom Is Reordering the U.S. Power Grid

Nvidia’s Trump Tax of Little Worry to Investors Eyeing AI Riches

Deere Falls as Struggling Farmers Delay Machinery Rebound

Killing the Cure: Why Tariffs On Medicine Backfire

Costco Won’t Sell Abortion Pill as Religious Investors Declare Win

There’s Money to Be Made From ‘MAHA.’ Food Companies Want In.

The Chocolate Company Where Prices Change Every Three Months

The U.S. Alcohol Industry Is Reeling From Canada’s Booze Boycott

The Live Music Business Is Booming. Now Rap Is Getting a Piece, Too.

From Gucci to Rolex: The Rise and Fall of Luxury in Music

Tapestry Plummets With Tariff Costs Weighing on Profit Outlook

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Posted by on August 14th, 2025 at 7:04 am


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