Morning News: September 9, 2025
Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on September 9th, 2025 at 7:04 am

China’s Pipeline Diplomacy Is a Nightmare for US Gas

In ASEAN Nations, Coal Is a Physical Manifestation of Progress

Trump Is Dismantling Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace

Morgan Stanley’s Flip-Flop Shows Speed of Crisis Ensnaring Milei

German Industrial Production Rebounds Despite Falling Exports

French Industrial Output Retreated in July

ECB Push to Simplify Bank Rules Prompts Fears of Capital Demands

The Democrats Very Much Need a Reset On the Economy

The Renewed Bid to End Quarterly Earnings Reports

Ken Griffin Speaks Out Against Trump’s Attacks on the Fed

Brendan Carr Channeling Trump’s Showman Instincts to Overhaul FCC

White House Prepares Report Critical of Statistics Agency

Staffing Crisis Unfolds at BLS With a Third of Leadership Jobs Now Vacant

Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters

$37T In Debt Doesn’t Fuel Prosperity, It’s An Overwhelming Sign of It

American Workers Feel Less Confident About Finding a Job

Oil Field Job Cuts Pile Up in the US Shale Patch for Fear of a Glut

The Supreme Court’s ICE Raids Ruling Is Shameful

The ICE Raid on the Georgia Hyundai Plant Makes No Sense

Big Tech Looks to Strengthen Frayed Relationship With Democrats Ahead of Midterms

Nvidia Assails Critics as A.I. ‘Doomers’ in Fight Over China Chip Sales

OpenAI Executives Rattled by Campaigns to Derail For-Profit Restructuring

Two Leading European Tech Firms Strike an A.I. Partnership

Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws

SpaceX’s $17 Billion Deal Plunges Musk Deeper Into Wireless Market

Murdoch Family Settles Battle Over Trust

Inside the Deal Ending the Murdoch Succession Fight

Lachlan Murdoch, the Media Prince Who Would Be King

Anglo American Agrees to Buy Teck in Deal Reshaping Mining

New ‘Got Milk’ Campaign Tries to Build on a Dairy Milk Comeback

Why 7-Eleven and Other Convenience Stores in Japan Are So Special

Is America Ready for Japanese-Style 7-Elevens?

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Morning News: September 8, 2025
Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on September 8th, 2025 at 7:03 am

OPEC+ to Boost Oil Output Further Despite Supply Glut Concerns

EU Weighs New Sanctions on Russia to Hit Banks and Oil Trade

Billionaires Who Amassed Gold Fortunes in Dubai Face Slowdown

China’s Export Momentum Slows, Missing Expectations

Chinese Firms Win Bid to Build Road Used for Cameroon-Chad Trade

Japan’s Economy Continues to Grow Amid Tariff Woes, Revised Data Confirms

German Industrial Production Rebounds Despite Falling Exports

Why France’s Financial Woes Are Pushing Its Government to the Brink

Argentina Bonds Slump on Milei’s Defeat in Buenos Aires Vote

ECB Expected to Stay on Hold, Give Little Guidance on Future Rate Path

India’s Investors, Defying Tariffs, Keep Pouring Money Into Stocks

Global Markets Rise Slightly as Fed Rate-Cut Expectations Hiked

Another US Jobs Markdown Sets Stage for Fed Cut, BLS Criticism

Bessent Battles Trump Demands, Market Jitters in Fed Chair Hunt

Bessent’s Fed Critique Misses the Big Picture

The Fed As A Source Of Economic Growth Is A Monstrous Delusion

PNC Financial to Buy Smaller Rival FirstBank in $4.1 Billion Deal

The Truth About Private Equity’s Historical Returns

Your Paycheck in Stablecoins? That’s Local Banks’ Worst Nightmare

The Spectacular Comeback Tour of a Crypto Convict

US Raid on Hyundai Plant Leaves Korean Companies Reeling

What the White House Doesn’t Get About ‘War’

The Regulator Who Thinks He Can Win Trump’s Battle With the Media

Healthcare Jobs Are a Rare Bright Spot in the Stalling Labor Market

$1 Trillion in American Wages Has Gone Up in Wildfire Smoke

Detroit’s Carmakers to Save Billions in Trump Emissions Rollback

Apple’s Plan B for AI Is Actually Pretty Great

SpaceX Agrees to Buy Wireless Airwaves in $17 Billion Deal

BMW and Mercedes Take On Tesla With New Luxury SUVs

PepsiCo CEO’s Tall Order: Win Over Investor Calling for Strategy Reset

Amazon’s New Curbs on Sharing Free Shipping Are Set to Hit Millions

Sotheby’s Strikes Alliance With Ascendant Art Fair

Unrivaled Basketball League Hits $340 Million Valuation

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Morning News: September 5, 2025
Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on September 5th, 2025 at 7:04 am

Xi Unites World Leaders Sick of Being Pushed Around by Trump

Russia’s Putin Denies Economy Is Stagnating, as Evidence Suggests Otherwise

Eurozone Posts Marginal Economic Growth in 2Q, But ECB Rate Cut Remains Unlikely

German Manufacturing Orders Drop as Foreign Demand Takes Hit

Sterling Faces Fresh Losses Ahead of Budget

Canada Trade Deficit Narrows as Exports Revive

Trump Prepares to Start North American Trade Deal Renegotiation

The One Leftist the White House Tolerates (for Now)

The Markets Will Speak Regardless of the Fed’s So-Called “Independence”

Why Crypto Needs More Clarity and Market Structure Now

Record $322 Billion in China Loans for Stock Bets Feeds Volatility and Prompts Caution

Itochu Sells Japan’s First Orange Bonds for Gender Equality

UBS CEO Against Reducing Bank’s Size in Face of Regulatory Concerns

After 100 Years, Trillion-Dollar Fund Manager Wellington Wants You to Know Its Name

The New American Hustle: Dividends Over Day Jobs

Gold Heads for Strongest Week in Three Months; Focus on Key US Jobs Report

Treasury Traders Gear Up for US Payrolls to Cement Fed Bets

Is the Jobs Data Still Reliable? Yes, at Least for Now.

Worker Pessimism Is Part of the US Economy Now

Mounting Deportations Meet Slow Hiring in a ‘Curious Kind of Balance’

The Crackdown on Cities Will Actually Make Them Less Safe

Congress Must Join the Courts In Saving Trump From Himself

Trump Basks in Tech Leaders’ Spending Vows at White House Dinner

Tesla Board Proposes Musk Pay Package Worth as Much as $1 Trillion Over Decade

How Peter Thiel’s Antichrist Fixation Adds Up for Me

Would Another OPEC+ Production Surge Really Crash Oil Prices?

South Africa’s Eskom Eyes Green Power as Its Energy Sales Drop

Spirit Airlines Is Struggling, and Rivals Smell Blood

The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are Frauds

The Ironman CEO Wants to Turn the Race Organizer Into a Lifestyle Brand

With Cracker Barrel, Customers Make a Case for Being Right

What’s Next for Giorgio Armani’s Fashion Empire?

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Morning News: September 4, 2025
Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on September 4th, 2025 at 7:06 am

The US Has Outsourced Its Gaza Policy to Israel

In Tariff Standoff With Trump, China Boycotts American Soybeans

Germany’s Ifo Institute Cuts Growth Forecasts on Tariff Impact

Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow His Sweeping Tariffs

The Supreme Court Can’t Keep Dodging the White House

Malaysia’s Central Bank Keeps Policy Rate Steady

Turkey Inflation Inches Down as Central Bank Primes Fresh Easing

Swiss Inflation Holds Steady as SNB Mulls Rate Cut Below Zero

Financial Crime Watchdog Calls for Countries to Come Clean on Shell Companies

The U.S. Dollar, and the Struggle for a Stable Currency

Trump’s Fed Pick to Face Grilling From Lawmakers

Three Things to Watch for at the Confirmation Hearing for Trump’s Fed Nominee

Wall Street Strategists See More Unease on Fed Independence

When the Government Dabbles, Freedom Wobbles

Who Does Trump Fire If He Hates This Jobs Report?

A Sovereign Wealth Fund for the US Is a Great Idea, Actually

CVC Capital Partners Confident in Outlook After Results Match Views

Goldman to Buy $1 Billion of T. Rowe Stock as Firms Team Up

Jane Street Blindsides Regulator in Fight Over India Trades

Revolut Debuts Buyback in Latest Move to Stay Private for Longer

US Hiring Intentions Pull Back While Job-Cut Announcements Rise

The Biggest U.S. Oil Companies Are Eliminating Thousands of Jobs

Mexico Sees a Future in Shale Gas. Just Don’t Call it Fracking.

John Deere, a U.S. Icon, Is Undermined by Tariffs and Struggling Farmers

Harvard Judge Blasts Justice Gorsuch’s ‘Unhelpful’ Criticism

Yes, America Has a Housing Emergency

Trump’s Housing Chief Wants to Build, But With What?

Health Care Costs for Workers Begin to Climb

Novo Has High Hopes That Ozempic Pill Can Also Fight Dementia

$40,000 Vacations Inspire Finance Pros to Become Travel Agents

The Message for Big Tech in the Google Ruling: Play Nice, but Play On

Amazon Pares Back Free Shipping Perk on Prime Membership

McDonald’s Escalates Restaurant Industry’s Fight Over Tipping

The Kelce Brothers’ Garage Beer Company Is Now Worth $200 Million

Suntory Boss Who Resigned Said He Took CBD Supplements for Jet Lag

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Morning News: September 3, 2025
Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on September 3rd, 2025 at 7:04 am

Xi’s Historic Meet With Putin and Kim Showcases Unity Against US

China Services PMI Expands at Fastest Pace in Over a Year

China’s ‘Opportunistic Devaluation’ Fuels Europe Trade Shock

Turkey Inflation Inches Down as Central Bank Primes Fresh Easing

Eurozone Inflation Accelerates, Priming Continued Rate Pause by ECB

Central Banks Urged to Pool Dollar Reserves as Fed Help Questioned

ECB’s Lagarde Says EU Should Close Loopholes in Stablecoin Regulation

Global Bond Selloff Deepens With Longer Debt Leading Losses

Tariff Chaos Reigns and America’s Economy Suffers

US Treasury Yields Brush With 5% as Global Borrowing Costs Mount

Behind This Season’s Bumper Earnings: Job Cuts, Price Hikes, Glum Workers

Trump’s Drive to Reshape the Fed Progresses With Rapid Senate Hearing

The Potentially Big Costs of Trump’s Fed Fight

Cook’s Lawyers Fire Back at Trump’s Claim of Vast Powers to Oust Fed Officials

Why Trump Isn’t Turning Into a Lame Duck

Dumbing Down the SAT Bodes Poorly for Education

U.S. Bancorp Resumes Crypto Custody as Regulators Clear Path

Oil Traders Are Finding It Harder to Make Money in a Tumultuous Market

Venture Capitalists Band Together in New Bid to Back Climate Tech

Why Iowa Chooses Not to Clean Up Its Polluted Water

A Hidden Tax That Could Price Us Out of Our Homes

Anthropic Stake Propels Qatar’s $524 Billion Wealth Fund Deeper Into AI

Google Avoids Harshest Penalties in Landmark Search Monopoly Ruling

With Each Passing Day, Robots Are Enhancing the Value of Workers

How Fining Elon Musk’s X Could Threaten the U.S.-E.U. Trade Deal

What We Know About America’s Billionaires: 1,135 and Counting

Pharmacy Benefit Managers Aren’t the High-Priced Drug Problem

Cracker Barrel’s Sales Took Hit Before It Went Back to Old Logo

How Jet Lag Cost the Global Face of Japan Inc. His Job

Nestlé CEO’s Unraveling Started With a Tip to an Employee Hotline

Behind the Numbers: How Hollywood Missed Its Mark This Summer

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CWS Market Review – September 2, 2025
Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on September 2nd, 2025 at 10:11 pm

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The stock market got off to a weak start for September. Historically, September and October have been the two worst months for the stock market. Perhaps Wall Street wanted to start the downtrend immediately.

What’s interesting is that today’s damage was mostly felt by those High Beta names. I’ve been talking a lot about them recently, and you can see why. The S&P 500 was down by 0.7% which isn’t that bad. At one point, the index was down more than 1.5% for the day. At its low, the index was down 100.68 points.

Notice the red rightmost cross in the chart below. You can see how low it fell during the trading day.

This has been an odd market in that it’s been internally volatile but externally calm. In other words, the overall market is placid, but the riskier stocks have done well. I’ve been waiting for High Beta stocks to get their comeuppance.

I’m starting to feel like Linus in the pumpkin patch. Instead of the Great Pumpkin, I’ve been waiting for the rotation out of high-risk names. Now might be a good time, but the market has easily repulsed any attack led by the bears. Just recently, the market had a five-day losing streak, but that lost ground was quickly regained by the bulls. In fact, it happened again this afternoon, but on a smaller scale.

Today was the worst day for stocks since August 1. Interestingly, that was also the first trading day of the month. Take that away and today was the second-worst day for the market since July 7.

August was another good month for Wall Street. It was also the fourth monthly gain in a row. As an investor, it’s hard to argue with a strong trend. Trying to spot market rotations is a dangerous game and I try to avoid it. Instead, I watch for what the market gives us.

I’m closely watching to see if the S&P 500 falls below its 50-day moving average. Let me be clear that this is an imperfect metric, but it does have its merits. The index is still above its 50-DMA, but it got a lot closer today. If the market does lose its 50-DMA, which it hasn’t for several months, that could be a signal for the bears to continue attacking.

Kraft Heinz to Split in Two

Kraft Heinz (KHC) announced today that it’s splitting into two companies. The company had to make a move, and this was building for years, but not everyone is happy.

Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway owns more than one-quarter of the shares, said he’s “disappointed” in the news. That almost sounds like a scolding parent. Shares of KHC fell 7% today.

If you recall, ten years ago, Buffett was the one who pushed for the original Kraft-Heinz merger. He hasn’t touched his shares since 2015. Berkshire originally partnered with 3G Capital to get the deal done, but 3G sold all of its KHC shares two years ago.

The plan is simple. What Kraft Heinz wants to do is divide the current company into two publicly traded companies. One company focuses on sauces, spreads and shelf-stable meals. The other would include staples like Oscar Mayer, Kraft Singles and Lunchables.

Buffett conceded that the merger hasn’t worked out as well as he has hoped. That’s some classic Midwestern understatement. He said that any splitting apart will cost a few hundred million dollars, and it will take several months. That’s true, but the present course isn’t working.

The fact is that Americans’ tastes have changed and packaged food isn’t as popular as it once was. CNBC noted that some analysts “blamed the company’s slump on cost-cutting measures that kept Kraft Heinz from investing in its brands at a time when they needed it most.”

Will Buffett sell? That’s not clear. He did say that if Berkshire is offered a block deal, meaning someone ponies up a few billion to take KHC off Buffett’s hands, he won’t take it unless the same deal is offered to KHC shareholders.

This story brings me to an important lesson about investing: it can take a long time before you can properly judge a business. It’s been ten years at Kraft Heinz, and management and the major shareholder still disagree.

Here’s an interesting stat that might surprise you: Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) were dead money for more than 13 years. It’s true!

If you had invested in Nvidia on January 2, 2002, by September 1, 2015, you would be down about 4% with your investment (not including dividends). Make no mistake – this is a massive example of cherry-picking data, but nevertheless, those cherries are real. Nvidia really did very little for more than 13 years.

Over the next ten years, shares of Nvidia have risen about 340-fold. Over the last four days, the stock has lost $340 billion.

Shares of Pepsi (PEP) got a nice pop today when Elliott Investment Management said that it has taken a $4 billion position in the soda company.

Elliott is a well-known activist hedge fund. By activist, I mean a fund that takes a large position in a stock and then advocates for some important changes in the hopes of giving the stock a boost. Oftentimes, this means paying out a dividend or boosting capital expenditures.

Pepsi’s stock hasn’t been doing that well this year, and it’s even been lagging Coke (KO).

The problem with being an activist investor is that the easy part is finding a company that’s not doing well. The hard part is finding a company that’s not doing well and that can easily get back to health. Elliott said that Pepsi should “evaluate the potential refranchising of its bottling network, while streamlining its portfolio by divesting non-core and underperforming assets.”

Elliott’s position is different than Buffett’s with KHC. The reason is that even despite Elliott’s big position, it’s still small compared with the overall company which has a market value of $200 billion. As a result, Elliott needs to get investors on its side. Elliott said that Pepsi has the potential to rally 50% from here. That certainly got attention from a lot of folks.

What I don’t get about Elliott’s position is that it doesn’t involve any major strategic gain, outside some generalities. It doesn’t advocate for a new dividend, or spin off, or merger. Instead, Elliott seems to say that Pepsi can somehow do better. I hope that’s right.

The next big test for the market will come this Friday when the government releases the jobs report for August. The July report was weak, and the other months were downgraded. We’ll get the ADP report on private payrolls tomorrow.

That’s all for now. There will be no Tuesday issue next week. I’ll be at the Future Proof Festival in Huntington Beach, CA. AdvisorShares will be at booth #327. If you’re around, come on by! I’ll have more for you in the next issue of CWS Market Review on September 16.

– Eddy

Morning News: September 2, 2025
Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on September 2nd, 2025 at 7:04 am

China’s Xi Redraws Geopolitical Map With Embrace of Putin, Modi

It’s a Strongman’s World and We’re Just Living in It

Putin’s Gas Pipeline Win in Beijing Sends a Message to Washington

OPEC+ Set to Hold Output Steady as Oil Glut Anxiety Looms

South Korea’s Inflation Hits Nine-Month Low

Eurozone Inflation Accelerates, Priming Continued Rate Pause by ECB

Loss of Fed Independence Would Push Up Borrowing Costs, Set Off Turmoil, ECB’s Schnabel Says

US Regulators Cancel Bank Exams as Trump Rollback Gathers Pace

After Court Defeat, Trump Warns of Economic Chaos From Loss of Tariffs

American-Made Businesses Are Clamoring to Get on This Tariff List

Economists Can Solve the Fed’s Tariff Problem

America Inc. Swaps Decades for Days in Rush to Commercial Paper

America Can Teach Europe a Lesson on Corporate Fundraising

Why Investors Can’t Seem to Get Enough of Gold

Stablecoins Are Coming for Your Rewards Points

GOP Faces Headwinds on Push for Second Big Tax and Spending Bill

This Little-Known US Transport Gauge Is Flashing an Early Hint of Slowdown

How Can an Economy This Good Feel This Bad?

Why a Balanced Budget Is the True Immoral Burden for the “Grandkids”

Americans Lose Faith That Hard Work Leads to Economic Gains, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds

More Fentanyl Shows Up in Random Workplace Tests

Trump’s Space Research Cuts Are a Gift to China

Why China Is Trying to Tame Its Electric Car Frenzy

Tesla Will Derive 80% of Its Value From Optimus Robot, Musk Says

Silicon Valley’s Drive to Get AI Into America’s Schools Is Working

YouTube’s Covert AI Editing Experiment Won’t Be Its Last

Leading With AI Without Compromising People, and Principles

Klarna, Backers Seek $1.27 Billion in US IPO After Tariff Pause

Kraft Heinz Is Splitting Into Two Companies

CEO of Jim Beam’s Japanese Owner Quits During Police Probe

Nestlé Fires CEO Following Probe of Romantic Relationship With Subordinate

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Morning News: September 1, 2025
Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on September 1st, 2025 at 7:08 am

Xi Offers a Glimpse of His Alternative World Order

China Factory Activity Gauge Signals Rebound in Manufacturing

India Was the Economic Alternative to China. Trump Ended That.

Putin Proposes Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Members Should Issue Joint Bonds

Modi Hugs Putin and Hails Russia Ties in Defiance of Trump

Putin Sees Only US Weakness in Ukraine

Ukraine War Leads to Global Shortage of TNT

Keir Starmer Is Hearing Voices From Political Valhalla

How—and Why—U.S. Capitalism Is Unlike Any Other

A Free Market Conservative Celebrates Labor Day

USA250 | A Letter From The Wall Street Journal’s Editor in Chief

Perfectly Legal and Undeniably Scandalous

The Cracks in America’s Rule of Law Are Getting Deeper

Threats to Fed Independence Are ‘Very Worrying,’ ECB’s Lagarde Says

Trump’s Plan to Pack the Fed With Loyalists

US Courts Size Up Trump Tariffs With WTO Defanged

What Are Trump’s Options If His Tariffs Are Ruled Unlawful?

Alibaba’s AI Revenue Surge Triggers $50 Billion Stock Rally

How This A.I. Company Collapsed Amid Silicon Valley’s Biggest Boom

How to Prevent AI From Causing an Economic Catastrophe

Data Centers That Don’t Exist Yet Are Already Haunting the Grid

Microsoft Now at the Center of Big Tech’s Worker Protests

Chevron’s Boss Says the World Will Need Oil for a ‘Long, Long Time’

Equinor to Subscribe for Orsted Shares Worth Up to $939 Million in Rights Issue

Tesla Grabs Top Spot in Norway Where Almost All New Cars Are EVs

EV Deals Are Booming Ahead of Tax-Credit Expiration

Netflix ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Success Is No Surprise

America Closed Malls, but China Kept Building Them. Now It Has Too Many.

The Corporate Logo That Broke the Internet

The US Open Has Become About Everything But the Tennis

How Alcaraz and Sinner Skipped the Line in Men’s Tennis

She Avenged Caitlin Clark on the Court. Now Sponsors (and the Right) Love Her.

ESPN Employees’ Favorite Sport: Lamenting Their Home Base

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Morning News: August 29, 2025
Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 29th, 2025 at 7:01 am

Global Markets Mixed as Focus Shifts to Inflation Data

India’s Economic Growth Unexpectedly Picks Up Speed

US Ends Tariff Exemption for Small Packages, Upending Global E-Commerce

When Mailing a Letter to the U.S. Becomes a Global Headache

A Guide to Shopping Online After De Minimis Tariff Rule Ends

Higher Prices Are Coming for Household Staples

Trump Leans on National Security to Justify Next Wave of Tariffs

Congress Must Erect a Barrier Between the FTC and Foreign Antitrust

Trump’s Attacks Risk Wrecking the Fed’s Hard-Won Credibility

Bond Market’s Inflation Gauge Touches Six-Month High on Fed Risk

Bond Market ‘Fragility’ Showcases Danger of Hope as a Tactic

Can America Get Americans to Buy Its Bonds?

Inside European Banks’ Stellar Run: Towards or Beyond the Sweet Spot?

In Hong Kong, Eric Trump Lauds Growing Influence of Crypto

China’s Big Banks Warn of More Margin Pressure in the Second Half

Citi Asks Two Japan Bankers to Rethink Leaving in Talent War

New York Needs More Millionaires, Fiscal Watchdog Says

US Military, Government Skip Asia Security Forum for First Time

Troops Shouldn’t Be Fighting America’s Culture Wars

Trump’s Immigration Policies Threaten U.S. Cities and U.S. Growth

What’s Next, Comrade Trump?

Mike Gallagher Owes Us Peace, Not Lucrative Anti-China Rhetoric

The Maryland Governor Has Suddenly Joined the ‘Resistance’

New York Pipelines Back From Dead Signal Gas Revival Under Trump

Offshore Wind Is Running Into Trouble Everywhere Except China

China Is Running the World’s Most Powerful Floating Wind Turbine

BYD Profit Jumps as Aggressive Overseas Push Bolsters Sales

Cadillac Is a Luxury E.V. Giant. Can It Keep It Up Under Trump?

Nuance in Nvidia’s Results Sparks Great Frustration

How the TSA Is Set to Change Your Walk Through Airport Security

Lululemon Founder Sells $160 Million of Stock in Amer Sports

‘The Wizard of Oz’ Is Getting an A.I. Glow-Up. Cue the Pitchforks.

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Morning News: August 28, 2025
Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on August 28th, 2025 at 7:05 am

Navarro Calls Ukraine ‘Modi’s War’ Over Russian Oil Buying

Bitten by Trump’s Tariffs, China and India Look to Repair Ties

Mexico to Raise Tariffs on Imports From China After US Push

Eurozone’s Economic Outlook Worsens Amid U.S. Tariffs, Domestic Pressures

The Path Forward From Tariff Uncertainty That Saps Ingenuity

Bank of Korea Stands Pat for Second Time; Lifts Growth Forecast

Bond Market Bonanza Leaves Investors With Razor-Thin Safety Net

Erosion of Fed Independence Would Lead to Higher Inflation, ECB’s Rehn Says

Why the Market Doesn’t Care Much About Trump Firing the Fed’s Cook

How Trump Could Gain Control of the Fed

The Fate of the Fed May Turn on Two Words: ‘For Cause’

Dudley: One Way the Fed Can Bolster Its Defenses

Your Mortgage Data Is Probably Public. Can You Hide it?

Can a Person Ever Legally Have Mortgages for More Than One Primary Residence?

Community Banks Don’t Need Regulatory Favoritism, They Need Relief

Buffett Lifts Stakes in Japan Trading Houses, Buoys Shares

Not Even Buffett’s Confidence Buy Can Spur a Housing Recovery

Trump Administration Ousts CDC Director After Vaccine Clash

Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures

The Chinese City Punching Above Its Weight in AI and Robots

Nvidia Forecasts Decelerating Growth After Two-Year AI Boom

Is the White House Standing Between Nvidia and $50 Billion?

Americans Are Fixers. Their Troops Should Be Too

India’s Race to Deliver Everything, Instantly

Billionaire Gangwal Raises $501 Million in Downsized IndiGo Sale

Tesla’s German Car Factory Looks Vulnerable as Sales Keeps Sliding

Union Leads in Vote at Ford Battery Plant

Nothing Could Topple the ‘Queen of Heels.’ Then Trump Came Along.

Dick’s Sporting Goods Lifts Outlook as Sales Climb

After Cracker Barrel Uproar, Activist Investor Seizes the Moment

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