Morning News: December 9, 2025

Japan Builds Up ‘Missile Archipelago’ Near Taiwan to Counter China

Russia’s Threats Put Europe’s Borderlands on Edge

Russia’s Oil Tanker Logjam Crushes Prices Even as Exports Surge

China’s Manufacturing Is Booming Despite Trump’s Tariffs

Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy. For Now, He’s on Damage Control.

An Unusually Divided Fed Is Expected to Deliver a Rate Cut

Options Traders Bracing for Wild Stock Trading Off Fed Decision

Investors’ Bearishness Is Often Overdone — But Their Market Bubble Fears May Be Spot-On

US Private Credit Defaults to Ease in 2026, but Fragility to Persist, Says BofA

Peter Bauer Would Understand the Danger of Balanced Budgets

Supreme Court Is Asked to Take Another Ax to Campaign Finance Limits

Trump’s Handouts Put Billionaires First and Americans Last

Trump Says U.S. Will Allow Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Get 25% Cut

How Much Could China Gain From Access to Powerful Nvidia Chips?

Trump’s Nvidia Shift Hands Xi an Opening on Security Curbs

Ford and Renault Team Up in Europe to Compete Against Low-Price Chinese Cars

Federal Judge Finds Trump’s Halt on Wind Energy Is Illegal

America’s Biggest Power Firm Pivots Hard to Its Next Era

Four Reasons Why the Boat Strike Debate Matters for the US

How Trump Pushed US Park Rangers to the Breaking Point—and a Union Drive

The Ambition Gap Is Growing

Regulators Shouldn’t Meddle With Netflix’s Warner Bros. Purchase

Paramount Made a Hostile Bid for Warner After Netflix Deal. What Happens Next?

Behind Paramount’s Relentless Campaign to Woo Warner Discovery and President Trump

EssilorLuxottica Director Says Meta’s Stake in Ray-Ban Maker ‘At Least 3%’

Apple’s Slow AI Pace Becomes a Strength as Market Grows Weary of Spending

These Travel Influencers Don’t Want Freebies. They’re A.I.

Same Product, Same Store, but on Instacart, Prices Might Differ

Now Cracker Barrel Diehards Think the Food Isn’t Up to Scratch, Either

BAT Sets Out $1.73 Billion Share Buyback, Backs 2025 Targets

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