Morning News: September 4, 2026

Trump’s Missile Shield Moonshot Bets on Unproven Tech

Hegseth Has Turned the Army Into a Rudderless Ship

US Grip on Venezuelan Oil Threatens Billions Owed to China

With Venezuela’s Oil, Trump Is Doing Exactly As Conservatives Desire

U.S. Diesel Prices Set New High

Americans Are Out of Places to Hide From Fuel Crisis

‘Nothing But Headaches’: Vermont Businesses Decry Canada Tariffs

The Bond Markets Are Pushing Up Rates. Will Central Banks Follow?

Wall Street Should Know How Poorly Seoul Treats U.S. Capital

Carry Trade Exodus Fuels Yen Gain Ahead of BOJ Rate Decision

Norway Wealth Fund Proposes Cut to Government Bond Holdings

What You Can Learn From the Dutch Central Bank’s Reshuffling of Its Gold Reserves

Washington Still Hasn’t Found a Fix For the Deficit

Pimco Fund Beating 97% of Peers Cuts ‘Mag Seven’ to Bet on Asia

Investors Can’t Get Enough of QQQ. Now It Has Competition

Citi Eyes China Brokerage Unit Licence as Soon as This Month

Soaring Student Loan Debt Is Driving Some Americans Into the Military

US Mortgage Rates Climb to 6.71%, Highest Since July 2025

The American Dream Is Alive. And It’s Minting Millionaires

Wise and Salutary Neglect: Why Competition Is the Best AI Regulation

Former Google China Chief Kai-Fu Lee: China Will Win the AI Race for Reach

Altman’s Opaque AI Is Creating a New Security Dilemma

Anthropic Finalizing $15 Billion Pre-IPO Credit Facility

DeepSeek Plans Big Huawei AI Chip Order to Power New Data Center

New Apple CEO Could Use a Social Media Makeover

Amazon’s Bid for Advertising ‘Performance Premiums’ Called Out by Regulators

Tesla Begins Offering Rides in a Car Without a Steering Wheel

Tesla-Challenging EV Truck Startup Windrose Loses Most of Chinese Staff

Volkswagen Board Approves Doubling Job Cuts to 100,000 in Surprise Move

Where Does Spirit Go When It Dies?

Erica Schwartz Is Failing Her First Test as CDC Head

‘The Salt Path’ Is a Lesson in What We Want to Believe

NFL Confronts Prediction-Market Bets Embraced by Other Leagues

$100 Million Changed Notre Dame’s No-Advertisement Attitude

Starbucks Refreshed Its Menu. Chai Fans Are Losing Their Minds.

Wineries Are Offering Bingo, Picnics, Jewelry … and Sometimes Wine

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Posted by on September 4th, 2026 at 7:02 am


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