Morning News: December 2, 2025

Europe’s Defense Industry Grew by Nearly 14% in 2024

Europe’s Green Energy Rush Slashed Emissions—and Crippled the Economy

Chinese Rare-Earth Dealers Find Ways to Dodge Beijing’s Export Restrictions

Energy Department Renames Renewable Energy Lab to Reflect Trump’s Fossil Fuel Focus

Australian Bond Selloff May Extend as Hawkish RBA Bets Emerge

Bank of England Warns Debt-Fueled Spending Boom Could Unravel

Hard-Nosed Sympathy Is Beating Up Bond Markets

Why Kevin Hassett Is Winning the Fed Chair Race Before It Has Ended

Capitalism: Necessary, Moral Imperative

Crypto’s Retail Traders Hit Hard as Strategy ETFs Plunge 80%

Personal-Finance System Is Rigged Against Ordinary People, Two Economists Say

Santander to Sell Stake in Polish Subsidiary for Around $473 Million After Erste Group Deal

US to Take $150 Million Stake in Chip Startup Led by Gelsinger

In the Shadow of Jane Street and Citadel Securities, Hudson River Mints Billions

Sahm: $2,000 Tariff Checks Are a Good Idea Badly Planned

Think of College Like You Would a Junk Bond

College Students Flock to a New Major: A.I.

Collect Social Security at 62 or Wait Until 70?

Costco Joins Companies Suing for Refunds If Trump’s Tariffs Fall

Burry Shorts Tesla on Valuation and Musk Pay Plan, Fortune Says

Apple’s A.I. Chief, Who Failed to Deliver a Smarter Siri, Is Retiring

OpenAI Completed Its Conversion. A New Ballot Initiative Seeks to Reverse It.

Samsung’s Next Salvo Against Apple: A Triple-Folding Smartphone

Netflix Offers Mostly Cash for Warner Bros. in New Bid Round

Disney’s Succession Race Enters Final Stage as Iger’s Reign Draws to End

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Posted by on December 2nd, 2025 at 4:34 am


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