Morning News: January 3, 2025

Are Russian Sanctions Working? Debate Gains New Urgency With Trump.

China Lets Yuan Weaken After Defending 7.3 Per Dollar for Weeks

China Will Sharply Increase Funding from Treasury Bonds to Spur Growth in 2025

Emerging Markets Diverge in 2025 on Growth, Rate Expectations

Norway Sovereign Wealth Fund Makes $1.07 Billion US Real Estate Transaction

Trump Says Britain is ‘Making a Very Big Mistake’ with Windfall Tax on North Sea Oil Producers

America Still Leads the World in All the Ways That Matter

Economy in Counties Trump Won Points to Governing Challenges

Reserves at Fed Sink Below $3 Trillion to the Lowest Since 2020

Don’t Fear the Froth. Stay Invested Even If Stocks Are Overvalued.

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Posts Record Outflow After Banner Year

Biden Blocks Sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel

The Fallout From the End of the U.S. Steel Deal

Richard A. Easterlin, ‘Father of Happiness Economics,’ Dies at 98

A $20 Billion Fund Puts Its Religious Stamp on Corporate America

Tesla’s Car Business Isn’t Really in the Driver’s Seat

Why Mark Zuckerberg No Longer Needs Nick Clegg

Foreign Phone Sales Plunge 47% in China Spelling Trouble for Apple

Apple to Pay $95 Million to Settle Lawsuit Accusing Siri of Eavesdropping

A Year After Boeing’s Blowout, Quality Remains Work in Progress

Boeing Adds More Surprise Quality Checks in Its Factories

Super-Hybrids Are Automakers’ Bridge for EV Skeptics and Curious

Zyn’s Online Hype Risks Leading to the Nicotine Pouches’ Downfall

US Surgeon General Calls for Cancer Warnings on Alcohol Labels

Hollywood’s Sequel-Led Comeback Projected to Extend Into 2025

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Posted by on January 3rd, 2025 at 7:03 am


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