What I Am Reading
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Markets
- Nasdaq leads Wall St higher with spotlight on Nvidia resultsReuters
- European shares hit record, as US dollar rises amid tax cut plansReuters
- Markets eye new wave of joint European bonds in rush to boost defenceReuters
- US Bond Yields Remain High Despite Musk's DOGE EffortsBloomberg
- US Oil Steadies in the $60sBloomberg
US
- The Economy Is Still Fine. Americans Are Still Gloomy.Wall Street Journal
- Mortgage rates drop to lowest since mid-December, but demand still falls shortCNBC
- House Passes GOP Budget Plan as Holdouts RelentWall Street Journal
- Trump Says Federal Workers Who Don’t Respond to Musk’s Email Risk Being FiredWall Street Journal
- Trump floats $5 million 'gold card' as a route to US citizenshipReuters
Europe
- EU Presents Plan Aimed at Boosting Growth While Decarbonizing IndustryWall Street Journal
Industries & companies
- Energy:BP to Slash Green Spending, Pivot Back to OilWall Street Journal
- Pharma:Eli Lilly to invest $27 billion in new U.S. manufacturingCNBC
- Retail:Target strikes deal with Champion as it tries to boost apparel salesCNBC
Geopolitics & trade
- Zelenskiy Says He’s Been Invited to Washington on Natural Resources DealBloomberg
- How Trump's tariffs on Mexico and Canada will sweep across US states
- Trump Orders Examination of Possible Copper TariffsBloomberg
- Tariffs Fracture Aluminum Industry: ‘It’s Going to Cost Me a Lot of Money’Wall Street Journal
- European Leaders Seek to Perfect the Art of Trump WhisperingWall Street Journal