Morning News: April 25, 2025

China May Exempt Some US Goods From Tariffs as Costs Rise

Chinese Electronics Makers Shrug, Joke and Wait for Tariff Chaos to Pass

BYD First-Quarter Profit Doubled on Strong EV Sales

Trump’s Tariffs Expected to Grind Germany’s Growth to a Halt

Congress Loved Tariffs Long Before President ‘Tariff Man’ Trump

What the Tomato Teaches Us About Free Trade

World’s Finance Ministers Are Dazed and Confused

Bessent Says He Wants Treasury Yields Down. Believe Him.

The ‘Shouting Match’ Between Musk and Bessent is Part of a Larger White House Problem

What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too

Prince Alwaleed Plots Next Act With Billions Riding on Elon Musk

Saudis Signal Oil’s Rout Won’t Hold Them Back

The US Stock Market’s Tariff Exposure Is About to Be Laid Bare

The Genius of TPI Can Only Be Realized With a Stable Dollar

Markets Rise on Hints of Easing Trade Tensions

BofA’s Hartnett Warns Sell the Rebound in US Stocks and Dollar

US Bank Regulators Pull Back Guardrails on Bank Crypto Activities

A Sign That Consumers Are Anxious: They’re Cutting Back on Snacks

As Recession Fears Rise, ‘No Buy’ Takes On New Urgency

Alphabet’s Sales Beat Estimates on Google Search Ad Business

Apple Aims to Build Most iPhones for US in India by End-2026

Accreditation Order Is Really About Controlling What’s Taught

North America’s Oldest Firm Meets Its End. Some Argue Its Fate Was Avoidable

WPP CEO Sees Client Unease Amid Tariff Uncertainty, But No Spending Cuts

‘More a Cheerleader Than a Regulator’: The FDA’s Untold Role in the Opioid Epidemic

Universal’s $775 Million Downtown Music Bid Set for EU Probe

No More Food Dye in Froot Loops? Not So Fast.

A New, Full-Bodied Fraud Comes in a Whisky Barrel

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Posted by on April 25th, 2025 at 7:02 am


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