Morning News: August 21, 2025

Africa’s Richest Person Wants to Dominate Oil Refining, Too

Parched Texas Ranches Offer a Solution to Shale’s Water Woes

A Cure for Sudden Power Blackouts

Stalling New Zealand Economy a Test Case for Trade Chaos

The Trade That Binds the Indian and American Economies

European Business Takes Trump Tariffs in Stride

Swiss Watch Exports Ticked Up in July Ahead of U.S. Tariffs

U.S. Will Preserve 27.5% Auto Tariffs on EU Until Bloc Moves to Reduce Levies

Trump’s Steel Tariffs Now Apply to Milk and Hundreds of Other Products That Aren’t Steel

Trump Turns Up the Heat. Fed Chair Jerome Powell Tries to Keep His Cool.

Trump Aims to Win Majority on Fed Board With Attempt to Oust Lisa Cook

Fed Chair Contender Bullard Backs 100 Basis Points of 2025 Cuts

Fed’s Schmid Says Modestly Restrictive Policy Still Appropriate

Behind Powell’s Big Gamble in Final Jackson Hole Speech

Fed Minutes Reveal Broad Support for Holding Rates Steady Last Month

What Matters More to the Stock Market? The Fed or Nvidia?

Goldman Traders Say It’s Time to Buy the Dip in Momentum Stocks

This Round of American Exceptionalism Is Mediocre at Best

Krugman: ICEing the U.S. Economy: Mass Deportations Will Hurt More Than People Realize

American Businesses in ‘Survival Mode’ as Trump Tariffs Pile Up

More U.S. Companies Plan to Slow Hiring in Second Half of 2025

Google Is Trying Everything to Sell AI to Skeptics

Musk Relies on AI to Breathe Life Into X’s Ad Business

Novo Slump Darkens Danish Consumer Mood as Growth Outlook Sours

Thoma Bravo Agrees to Acquire Dayforce in $12.3 Billion Deal

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Hertz to Sell Used Cars on Amazon Autos

Amazon’s Big Bet on Groceries Isn’t a Knockout Blow for Rivals

Walmart Wins Over More Shoppers as Tariffs Push Prices Higher

Boeing in Talks to Sell as Many as 500 Planes to China

New ESPN, Fox Streaming Services Join a Baffling Landscape for Fans

Will Ticketmaster Face Justice Before Taylor Swift’s Next Tour?

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