Morning News: May 25, 2026

The Risks of Iran’s Threat to Control the Strait of Hormuz

Oil Slides as Ships Move Toward Hormuz

Saudi Crown Prince MBS Scores Unexpected Wins During Iran War

Swiss Trader Had Lucrative Role Getting Iraqi Oil Through Hormuz

Gold Gains as Prospects of Iran Deal Temper Inflation Concerns

Dubious Chinese Carbon Projects Expose Depth of European Market’s Flaws

China Traders Rush for Exit After Cross-Border Flow Crackdown

Italian Stocks Hit First Record in 26 Years Led by Energy, Chips

The Stock Market Has Never Been So Good When People Have Felt So Bad

“Monetarism” Is Confirmation That Economists Never Got The Joke

US Treasury Rout Tests Washington’s Tolerance for Higher Borrowing Costs

Strategists Warn Yields to Stay High Even If Iran War Ends

Trump’s 3,711 Trades Point to Multiple Stock-Market Strategies

Congress Has a Housing Bill. Trump Has Other Priorities

This Summer’s Teen Job Market Is the Toughest in Decades

Hyperscaler Debt Flood Brings Derivatives Bonanza

To A.I. Executives, We’re All Just ‘Meat Computers’

Inside the British Lab Hunting for Dangers Lurking in A.I.

Pope Says AI Should Be Disarmed to Avoid Dominating Humanity

Japan’s an AI Laggard. That Could Be Its Edge

SoftBank Shares Hit Record With Lift From OpenAI IPO Hopes

Meet Mark Zuckerberg’s Right-Hand Man Who’s Unleashing AI at Meta

$140,000 E.V.s and Heritage Gold: The Rise of China’s Homegrown Luxury Market

A Western Auto Giant Found a Lifeline: Working With a Chinese Upstart

U.S. Towns Paid for Teachers and Cops to Use Weight-Loss Drugs. It Broke the Bank

Toshifumi Suzuki, Who Transformed 7-Eleven Chain, Dies at 93

Why the Dream of the Feel-Good Millennial Brand Didn’t Last

Chanel’s Mega Dividend Brings Owners’ Windfall to $21 Billion

How Art Auctions Choreographed a $2.5 Billion Comeback

Boxing at the Pyramids Shows Egypt’s Big-Ticket Tourism Push

‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Tops Box Office as Disney Bets on ‘Star Wars’ Revival

Reality TV Is Getting Too Dark to Watch

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Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on May 25th, 2026 at 7:08 am

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