Morning News: December 4, 2025

China State-Owned Banks Soak Up Dollars to Slow Yuan Gains

How to Get Russia’s Billions to Ukraine

Merz Under Threat as Business Warns of Germany’s ‘Free Fall’

Can Quality of Life Be a Superpower? Ask Finland

EU Presents Plans to Overcome Investment Hurdles Hampering Competitiveness

Bank of England Launches Stress Test of Private Equity and Credit

Why Silver Price Has Been Surging Even More Than Gold

Hedge Funds Double Down Using Near-Record Leverage in Quest to Boost Returns

Are We in a Stock Bubble? This Is the Only Thread You Need

Tariffs Are Making Rates Descent a Lot Trickier

Morgan Stanley Exec Expects Broad Surge in M&A

Market Doubts Hassett Can Deliver at Fed, Says PGIM’s Peters

Bessent to Push New Residency Rule for Regional Fed Heads

Bessent Under Discussion to Also Lead National Economic Council

Amid Ongoing Attacks from Antitrust Ankle Biters, Business Evolves

Democrats Press Firms About Trump Ballroom Donations

US Private Payrolls Post Largest Drop in More Than 2-1/2 Years in November

The World Has More Billionaires Than Ever

Manhattan Luxury Apartment Market Surges in Month After Mamdani’s Win

Mayor Mamdani Unleashes the Wrath of Khan

Trusting Tractor-Driving Good Ole’ Boys More Than Harvard Faculty

New York Times Sues Hegseth, Defense Department Over New Press Rules

Palantir C.E.O.: Any Suggestion That Trump Is a Fascist Is ‘Stupid’

Alphabet’s AI Chips Are a Potential $900 Billion ‘Secret Sauce’

In Arizona Desert, Taiwanese Families Create Community and Build a Factory

18,000 Reasons It’s So Hard to Build a Chip Factory in America

A Growing U.S. Tech Hub Needs Workers. Colleges Try to Keep Up.

EU Probe of Musk’s X Tests Bloc’s Digital Clout in Trump Era

How Impoverished People Selling Their Blood Fuels Drug Profits

How The Dollar-Store Industry Overcharges Cash-Strapped Customers While Promising Low Prices

Tired Americans Are Spending More Just to Avoid Chores

Josh Harris’s Firm Strikes Deal for Middleby Unit That Makes Viking Stoves

Cava Keeps No-Discounting Stance as Restaurant Deals Abound

But Who Is the Snake in ‘Zootopia 2’?

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