Morning News: September 5, 2025

Xi Unites World Leaders Sick of Being Pushed Around by Trump

Russia’s Putin Denies Economy Is Stagnating, as Evidence Suggests Otherwise

Eurozone Posts Marginal Economic Growth in 2Q, But ECB Rate Cut Remains Unlikely

German Manufacturing Orders Drop as Foreign Demand Takes Hit

Sterling Faces Fresh Losses Ahead of Budget

Canada Trade Deficit Narrows as Exports Revive

Trump Prepares to Start North American Trade Deal Renegotiation

The One Leftist the White House Tolerates (for Now)

The Markets Will Speak Regardless of the Fed’s So-Called “Independence”

Why Crypto Needs More Clarity and Market Structure Now

Record $322 Billion in China Loans for Stock Bets Feeds Volatility and Prompts Caution

Itochu Sells Japan’s First Orange Bonds for Gender Equality

UBS CEO Against Reducing Bank’s Size in Face of Regulatory Concerns

After 100 Years, Trillion-Dollar Fund Manager Wellington Wants You to Know Its Name

The New American Hustle: Dividends Over Day Jobs

Gold Heads for Strongest Week in Three Months; Focus on Key US Jobs Report

Treasury Traders Gear Up for US Payrolls to Cement Fed Bets

Is the Jobs Data Still Reliable? Yes, at Least for Now.

Worker Pessimism Is Part of the US Economy Now

Mounting Deportations Meet Slow Hiring in a ‘Curious Kind of Balance’

The Crackdown on Cities Will Actually Make Them Less Safe

Congress Must Join the Courts In Saving Trump From Himself

Trump Basks in Tech Leaders’ Spending Vows at White House Dinner

Tesla Board Proposes Musk Pay Package Worth as Much as $1 Trillion Over Decade

How Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Fixation Adds Up for Me

Would Another OPEC+ Production Surge Really Crash Oil Prices?

South Africa’s Eskom Eyes Green Power as Its Energy Sales Drop

Spirit Airlines Is Struggling, and Rivals Smell Blood

The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds

The Ironman CEO Wants to Turn the Race Organizer Into a Lifestyle Brand

With Cracker Barrel, Customers Make a Case for Being Right

What’s Next for Giorgio Armani’s Fashion Empire?

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Posted by on September 5th, 2025 at 7:04 am


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