Morning News: December 18, 2025

The US Is Giving Its Enemies What They Want

Want to Make America Great Again? Try Copying China

China Is Feeling Strong and Senses an American Retreat

All That Cheap Chinese Stuff Is Now Europe’s Problem

The Supreme Court Generals Failed Their Troops This Year

Washington Should Make Growth the Driver of Affordability

America Is Forgetting What Capitalism Is

Trump Announces Military ‘Warrior Dividend’ Amid Inflation Woes

US Approves $11 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan, Drawing China’s Ire

Nasdaq Sees Bigger Year Ahead for Listings on Billion-Dollar-Plus IPOs

How AI Borrowing Could Emerge as a Problem for the Fed

US Fed Terminates Citi Notices that Demanded Bank Improve Risk Controls

Bessent’s 2025 Saw Powell and Argentina Rescues, Deficit Angst

UBS Plans January Job Cuts to Kick Off Final Year of Integration

Bank of England Cuts Rates to Near Three-Year Low

Tricolor’s Excel Guy Failed to Fix Numbers in Alleged Fraud

Apollo Expands Asset-Level Risk Reviews to Reflect Impact of Extreme Weather

Israel Approves $37 Billion Deal to Deliver Gas to Egypt

How BP’s New Boss Became the Most Powerful Woman in Fossil Fuels

World-Beating 55,000% Surge in India AI Stock Fuels Bubble Fears

OpenAI Inks Deals With Colleges, Seizing Early Lead in Education Market

More Math, Not Less, Will Lead Students to Succeed

How China Built Its ‘Manhattan Project’ to Rival the West in AI Chips

Micron’s Blowout Results Are Bad News for Anyone Buying a New Phone or PC Next Year

Tesla’s ‘Musk Premium’ in Focus With SpaceX IPO on the Horizon

Tesla Drivers Are Buying Escape Tools and Cars to Avoid Getting Trapped Inside

One Generic Cancer Drug Costs $35. Or $134. Or $13,000.

Moderna Gets Funding for Bird Flu Shot After HHS Ends Contract

How the Shiny, Viral Hulken Bag Became a $50 Million Brand

Watch Out, Oscars. Here Come the TikTok Awards

How the ‘Wicked’ Movies Turbocharged a Broadway Juggernaut

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Posted by on December 18th, 2025 at 7:04 am


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