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Friday, January 2, 2026

General

• Stock futures rise to kick off 2026 as tech shares pick up where they left off in 2025: Live updates
  CNBC
• Gold and Silver Advance to Open New Year as Index Selling Looms
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Aluminum Hits $3,000 for First Time Since 2022 on Supply Concern
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Shares are higher in Asia in an upbeat start to the new year
  AP
• US draws bulk of state-owned investment in 2025 as assets hit record $60 trillion
  Reuters
• Bernie Sanders and Ron DeSantis speak out against data center boom. It’s a bad sign for AI industry
  CNBC
• Trump's wealth grew in 2025, but his investors took lumps
  Reuters
• Asia's factories end 2025 on firmer footing as orders pick up
  Yahoo/Reuters
• Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran
  AP
• Trump Says US Ready to ‘Rescue’ Iran Protesters If Attacked
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• D.E. Shaw Pauses Cash Returns in Break From Usual Practice
  Bloomberg
• US Says China’s Taiwan Drills ‘Unnecessarily’ Upped Tensions
  Bloomberg
• DeepSeek Touts New Training Method as China Pushes AI Efficiency
  Bloomberg
• The 14 Global Trends That Will Shape the Climate in 2026
  Bloomberg
• The Condo Market Hasn’t Been This Bad in Over a Decade
  WSJ
• Trump Warns Iran Against Shooting Protesters
  WSJ
• Why China is doubling down on its export-led growth model
  FT

Thursday, January 1, 2026

General

• New Year’s Day: What’s open? Retailers. What’s closed? Government and banks
  AP
• Photos: New Year's Eve events around the world, as nations ring in 2026
  Axios
• One defining photo from every week of 2025
  Reuters
• Flu cases are rising with a new strain that makes older people sicker
  MSN/WP
• What just happened? Ten charts to help make sense of markets in 2025
  Reuters
• Dire year for dollar has little light at end of tunnel in 2026
  Reuters
• 2026 is AI's "show me the money" year
  Axios
• What 2026 could hold for the housing market
  Axios
• Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
  AP
• Dust to data centers: The year AI tech giants, and billions in debt, began remaking the American landscape
  CNBC
• Tesla Sales Outlook Darkens Despite Musk’s Self-Driving Euphoria
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• US Sanctions Chinese Companies, Tankers With Venezuela Links
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Cash machines in Bulgaria issue euros for the first time after joining the currency union
  AP
• Ukraine condemns Russian new year drone attack on power infrastructure
  Reuters
• Several reported killed in Iran protests over economic woes
  Reuters
• Trump Delays New Tariff Hike on Furniture, Kitchen Cabinets
  Bloomberg
• Sovereign Funds Push Into Tech as Assets Swell to $15 Trillion
  Bloomberg
• Taiwan’s Lai Pledges Robust Defense After China Military Drills
  Bloomberg
• The Year of the $100 Million House
  WSJ
• As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
  WSJ
• China Signals It Won’t Give an Inch to the U.S. in Latin America
  WSJ
• Russia’s Strikes on Odesa Aim to Cut Ukraine’s Economic Lifeline
  WSJ
• North Korea’s Kim Welcomes 2026 With a Salute to Russia
  WSJ
• Chip shortages threaten 20% rise in consumer electronics prices
  FT
• SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic prepare to launch landmark IPOs
  FT
• Trump’s momentous second year
  FT

Evening

• Dollar Posts Worst Year Since 2017 With More Fed Cuts Expected
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Gold, Silver Stumble at the End of Best Year Since the 1970s
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Bitcoin set for first yearly loss since 2022 as macro trends weigh on crypto
  Yahoo/Reuters
• What to expect from the housing market in 2026—and the 10 major cities where prices could fall the most
  CNBC
• Trump’s first vetoes of his second term hit bipartisan infrastructure projects, draw accusations of retribution
  CNBC
• Trump says National Guard being removed from Chicago, LA and Portland
  Reuters
• Zelenskiy says he won't sign weak deal that will only prolong war
  Reuters
• First Brands Creditors Hire Firm That Probed FTX Bankruptcy
  Bloomberg
• U.S. Finds Ukraine Didn’t Target Putin in Drone Strike
  WSJ
• Iran Says Regime Loyalist Killed as Protests Turn Violent
  WSJ

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

General

• S&P 500 moves slightly as benchmark gets set to close out 2025 with 17% gain: Live updates
  CNBC
• Copper Set for Biggest Annual Gain Since 2009 on Supply Bets
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Markets in 2025: Gold, Goldilocks and the dollar bears
  Reuters
• US applications for jobless benefits fell below 200,000 last week with layoffs historically low
  AP
• A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around
  AP
• China factory activity picks up in December as orders rebound ahead of holidays
  AP
• Xi Declares China’s Economy Set to Hit 5% Growth Goal in 2025
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Japan CEOs Halt Annual China Trip for First Time in 13 Years
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Taiwan stays on high alert as Chinese ships pull back after massive drills
  Reuters
• China announces it ‘successfully completed’ Taiwan military maneuvers
  AP
• A.I. Held Up Wall Street in 2025. Will That Continue?
  NYT
• Inside China’s Six-Decade Campaign to Dominate Rare Earths
  NYT
• Six Stories That Show How Trump’s Trade War Changed the World Economy
  WSJ
• Boston Went Big on Luxury Condos. The Buyers Didn’t Show Up.
  WSJ
• Five Takeaways From China’s Military Drills Around Taiwan
  WSJ
• Iran replaces central bank head in effort to contain cost-of-living protests
  FT

Evening

• Stock futures are little changed, as Wall Street readies to close out 2025: Live updates
  CNBC
• December interest rate cut was a close call for some Fed officials, minutes show
  AP
• Fed saw December rate cut as close call with 'some time' before next rate cut
  Yahoo Finance
• What to know about the "super flu" and the unprecedented spike in flu cases
  Axios
• Fed Survey Sees About $220 Billion in Bill Buying Over 12 Months
  Bloomberg
• Deep Divide Inside Fed Raises Questions About Timing of Further Rate Cuts
  NYT
• Trump Upended the Federal Government. The Full Scope of the Impact Is Still Unclear.
  NYT
• Japan Steps Up on Military Spending
  WSJ
• Federal Reserve minutes highlight deep fissures at US central bank
  FT
• How the AI ‘bubble’ compares to history
  FT

Tuesday, December 30, 2025

General

• Stocks are little changed after S&P 500 posts back-to-back losses: Live updates
  CNBC
• 10-year Treasury yield steady ahead of December Fed minutes
  CNBC
• Korea Crushes Global Benchmarks With Best Stock Rally Since 1999
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Winter storm packing snow and strong winds to descend on Great Lakes and Northeast
  AP
• US Home Price Growth Ticked Up in October as Northeast Gained
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China encircles Taiwan in massive military display
  Reuters
• China flexes blockade capabilities near Taiwan on second day of military drills
  AP
• Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and create wider tensions in Gulf region
  AP
• From brothers to rivals: Key moments in Saudi-UAE relations​
  Reuters
• Japan’s Topix Closes at Record Year-End High, Surpassing 1989
  Bloomberg
• The year the U.S. economy bent but didn't break
  Axios
• Taiwan 2027: China's target date for potential takeover fast approaches
  Axios
• The Lows of the Trump Administration’s Climate Onslaught
  Bloomberg
• The New Billionaires of the A.I. Boom
  NYT
• U.S. Home Prices Keep Slow Growth Pace
  WSJ
• Chicago Business Barometer Rebounds in December But Remains at Contraction Level
  WSJ
• Saudi Ultimatum Deepens Its Rift With Gulf Rival U.A.E.
  WSJ
• Donald Trump expected to impose new levies if Supreme Court strikes down tariffs
  FT
• Dollar on track for steepest annual drop for almost a decade
  FT

Monday, December 29, 2025

General

• S&P 500 declines as investors take profit on tech stocks into final stretch of 2025: Live updates
  CNBC
• The tenuous peace between Trump and the $30 trillion US bond market
  Reuters
• Powerful winter storm disrupts U.S. holiday season travel
  Axios
• Charting the chaos: These stories captured America's attention in 2025
  Axios
• From data center spas to servers in space: How the energy crunch is reshaping cloud computing
  CNBC
• Trump-Zelenskiy talks yield no progress on Ukraine-Russia territorial issues
  Reuters
• Zelenskiy Asked Trump for 50-Year Security Guarantee for Ukraine
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• China stages record drills designed to encircle Taiwan
  Reuters
• "Stern warning": China's military holds live drills around Taiwan
  Axios
• Xi’s Triumphant Year Staring Down Trump Belies Troubles in China
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Trump Claims US Strike on ‘Big Facility’ Inside Venezuela
  Bloomberg
• Publicly Traded Private-Credit Funds Set for Worst Year Since 2020
  Bloomberg
• ‘It’s Revenge of the Banks’ as Private Creditors Lose Their Edge
  Bloomberg
• Why Silver Price Has Been Surging Even More Than Gold
  Bloomberg
• The 11 Big Trades of 2025: Bubbles, Cockroaches and a 367% Jump
  Bloomberg
• Last Bastion for Cheap Beef Fades in Latest Affordability Threat
  Bloomberg
• Every Wall Street Analyst Now Predicts a Stock Rally in 2026
  Bloomberg
• The Dollar’s Exorbitant Privilege Is on Borrowed Time
  Bloomberg
• BOJ Summary Signals Real Rates Still Low, Pointing to More Hikes
  Bloomberg
• How Kevin Hassett Became a Trump Loyalist and Fed Chair Contender
  NYT
• How Investors Are Preparing for a New Fed
  WSJ
• Be Prepared to Keep Paying More for Electricity
  WSJ
• Bank of Japan’s Meeting Summary Points to Further Rate Increases
  WSJ
• Chinese Military Drills Send ‘Stern Warning’ After U.S. Arms Sales to Taiwan
  WSJ
• AI start-ups amass record $150bn funding cushion as bubble fears mount
  FT
• Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks fail to deliver breakthrough on Ukraine peace deal
  FT
• China signals tolerance for stronger renminbi
  FT
• China launches military drills around Taiwan
  FT

Sunday, December 28, 2025

General

• New winter storm heads for Midwest, Northeast with 40 million people on alert
  ABC
• Trump, Zelenskiy to Meet as Russia’s Lavrov Assails Europe
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Putin says Russia will achieve its Ukraine aims by force if Kyiv doesn’t want peace
  CNBC
• China Signals Sustained Fiscal Support for Growth in 2026 Plan
  Yahoo/Bloomberg
• Iran’s president says country is in ‘full-scale war’ with US, Israel, Europe
  The Hill
• Ukraine Says It Strikes Rosneft’s Syzran Oil Refinery in Samara
  Bloomberg
• Iran Says It Launched Three Satellites Into Space From Russia
  Bloomberg
• Private Equity Has More Housecleaning to Do in 2026
  WSJ
• Iran in ‘all-out war’ with US, Europe and Israel, says president
  FT
• China’s cash-strapped local governments drive record sales of asset-backed securities
  FT

Saturday, December 27, 2025

General

• Winter weather in US Northeast leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations
  Reuters
• Wall St Week Ahead S&P 500 eyes 7,000 mark as investors look for upbeat end to strong 2025
  Reuters
• Bankruptcies Soar as Companies Grapple with Inflation, Tariffs
  MSN/WP
• Waymo's San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises
  Reuters
• Russian drones, missiles pound Ukraine ahead of Zelenskiy-Trump meeting
  Reuters
• Zelenskyy to seek security guarantees from Trump as he heads to talks in Florida
  CBS
• Trump to POLITICO: Zelenskyy ‘doesn’t have anything until I approve it’
  Politico
• More Student Loan Borrowers Are Shedding Debts in Bankruptcy
  NYT
• A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
  NYT
• States See a Federal Power Grab in Clash Over AI Data Centers
  WSJ
• The Unexpected Winner of Rising American Tariffs Is Mexico
  WSJ
• Why bomb Sokoto? Trump’s strikes baffle Nigerians
  FT
• China industrial profits plunge as weak demand and deflation bite
  FT