Morning News: September 2, 2025

China’s Xi Redraws Geopolitical Map With Embrace of Putin, Modi

It’s a Strongman’s World and We’re Just Living in It

Putin’s Gas Pipeline Win in Beijing Sends a Message to Washington

OPEC+ Set to Hold Output Steady as Oil Glut Anxiety Looms

South Korea’s Inflation Hits Nine-Month Low

Eurozone Inflation Accelerates, Priming Continued Rate Pause by ECB

Loss of Fed Independence Would Push Up Borrowing Costs, Set Off Turmoil, ECB’s Schnabel Says

US Regulators Cancel Bank Exams as Trump Rollback Gathers Pace

After Court Defeat, Trump Warns of Economic Chaos From Loss of Tariffs

American-Made Businesses Are Clamoring to Get on This Tariff List

Economists Can Solve the Fed’s Tariff Problem

America Inc. Swaps Decades for Days in Rush to Commercial Paper

America Can Teach Europe a Lesson on Corporate Fundraising

Why Investors Can’t Seem to Get Enough of Gold

Stablecoins Are Coming for Your Rewards Points

GOP Faces Headwinds on Push for Second Big Tax and Spending Bill

This Little-Known US Transport Gauge Is Flashing an Early Hint of Slowdown

How Can an Economy This Good Feel This Bad?

Why a Balanced Budget Is the True Immoral Burden for the “Grandkids”

Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds

More Fentanyl Shows Up in Random Workplace Tests

Trump’s Space Research Cuts Are a Gift to China

Why China Is Trying to Tame Its Electric Car Frenzy

Tesla Will Derive 80% of Its Value From Optimus Robot, Musk Says

Silicon Valley’s Drive to Get AI Into America’s Schools Is Working

YouTube’s Covert AI Editing Experiment Won’t Be Its Last

Leading With AI Without Compromising People, and Principles

Klarna, Backers Seek $1.27 Billion in US IPO After Tariff Pause

Kraft Heinz Is Splitting Into Two Companies

CEO of Jim Beam’s Japanese Owner Quits During Police Probe

Nestlé Fires CEO Following Probe of Romantic Relationship With Subordinate

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Posted by on September 2nd, 2025 at 7:04 am


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