Morning News: December 29, 2025

Britain Pushed Ahead With Green Power. Its Grid Can’t Handle It.

How a Reclusive Ex-Glencore Trader Became Indonesia’s Nickel King

Meet a U.S. Start-Up Trying to Break China’s Rare-Earth Monopoly

Be Prepared to Keep Paying More for Electricity

3 Books Explain China, Russia and the Next Economic Collapse

Trump’s First Year Back, in 10 Charts

The Unexpected Winner of Rising American Tariffs Is Mexico

What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration

Shareholders Deserve the Truth About the Aim of Expenditures

The Fed Was Never ‘Steering’ The Ship, Hence All The Economic Growth

How Kevin Hassett Became a Trump Loyalist and Fed Chair Contender

How Investors Are Preparing for a New Fed

Bank of America CEO Says the Market “Will Punish People If We Don’t Have an Independent Fed”

The Tenuous Peace Between Trump and the $30 Trillion US Bond Market

Tech Drags US Stocks as Silver Turns Volatile

How Silver Is Traded, From Stocks and Shares to Coins and Bars

The Dollar’s Exorbitant Privilege Is on Borrowed Time

Yuan Pushback Builds as Chinese Media Warn Against One-Way Bets

‘It’s Revenge of the Banks’ as Private Creditors Lose Their Edge

Ph.D.s Can’t Find Work as Boston’s Biotech Engine Sputters

Companies Are Outlining Plans for 2026. Hiring Isn’t One of Them.

Tough Job Market Has People Using Dating Apps to Get Interviews

Airbus Cranks Out Aircraft at Rapid Pace to Meet Delivery Goal

How Hybrid Models Are Helping Keep Automakers’ Electrification Plans Afloat

Why a $500 Steak Dinner Only Yields a $25 Profit

Sam’s Club Is Beating Costco at Its Own Game—in China

How an Office Romance Sparked an Overhaul at Nestlé

As Youth Sports Professionalize, Kids Are Burning Out Fast

Theme Parks’ New Strategy: Smaller, Cheaper and Shorter

Japan’s Viral Horse-Racing Video Game Has Players Flocking to Real-Life Stables

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Posted by on December 29th, 2025 at 6:35 am


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