Morning News: September 16, 2025

China Is Longing for the ‘Beauty of the Boom Years’

How China Is Weathering the Trade War With Trump

Eurozone Industrial Production Rebounded in July Despite Tariff Uncertainty

Extortion Gangs Are Circling Peru’s Ambitious $1.3 Billion Megaport

BLS Resumes Hiring of Price Checkers

Bessent Jokes About Hamilton-Burr Duel When Asked About Pulte

Fed Meeting Set to Bring Together Trump Ally With Targets of President’s Ire

Senate Votes to Confirm Trump Pick Stephen Miran to Fed Board

Appeals Court Rejects Trump Request to Remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook

The Fed Should Move Slowly and Make No Promises

Fed Dissent Is Going to Raise Some Uncomfortable Questions

To Be a Fly on the Wall at This Fed Meeting

Earnings Reports Don’t Need to Be Quarterly

Best Business School Rankings 2025-2026

The CEO Guide to Getting What You Want Out of Trump

The Quiet Force Imperiling Our Booming Stock Market

Citi Forecasts Ether’s Year-End Target at $4,300

Santander’s Openbank Launches Crypto Trading For Retail Clients

US Judge Upholds Fed’s Debit Card ‘Swipe Fees’ Rule, in Split with Other Court

Mutual Fund Titans Plowed Into Private Markets. It Isn’t Working

Basic Market Logic Tells Us the Middle Class Won’t Pay Off the National Debt

Trump Files $15 Billion Lawsuit Against New York Times

On the Matter of Antitrust, There’s a Crucial Split Within MAGA

How Wall Street’s Big Bets on A.I. Are Driving Interest in Huge Parking Lots

Tesla Faces US Auto Safety Investigation Over Door Handles

Tesla Shares Rise on Elon Musk’s $1 Billion Stock Purchase

Jack Ma Returns With a Vengeance to ‘Make Alibaba Great Again’

Top 10% of Earners Drive a Growing Share of US Consumer Spending

The New Pitfall of Online Shopping: A Surprise Tariff Bill

Shoe Companies Warn of Price Increases as Tariff Costs Kick In

The Grilled Chicken Chain Joining the Crispy Poultry Frenzy. Sort of.

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Posted by on September 16th, 2025 at 7:04 am


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