Thursday, August 14, 2025

Friday's News Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 rises, heads for big weekly gain after solid retail sales data: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Market Awaits Crucial Trump-Putin Meet as Prices Drift Lower

[Reuters] Live Alaska summit updates: Trump and Putin to meet on Ukraine

[Reuters] Trump and Putin to spar Ukraine peace and arms control at Alaska summit

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] A Trader’s Guide to the Alaska Talks Between Trump and Putin

[AP] Retail sales rise a solid 0.5% in July from June helped by rebounding auto sales

[Axios] Retail sales jump as sales events stoke spending

[Reuters] US import prices rebound in July on higher consumer goods costs

[Axios] Markets spin hot inflation as a win

[Axios] The economic party rolls on for the rich. For everyone else, not so much

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Data Centers Need Own Power Supply, US Grid Watchdog Says

[Yahoo Finance] IPO market surges in August with companies 'striking while the iron is hot'

[Yahoo/Reuters] Analysis-Trump's attack on Goldman could prompt watering down of Wall Street's independent analysis

[Yahoo/Reuters] Japan posts unexpectedly strong GDP, helped by resilient exports

[Yahoo/Reuters] Finance Minister says Japan must watch economic backdrop to calls for BOJ rate hike

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Chinese Economy’s Worst Month of 2025 Puts Stimulus Back in Play

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] China New-Home Prices Drop as Stimulus Fails to Halt Slide

[Yahoo/Reuters] China's factory output, retail sales growth slump in blow to economy

[Yahoo/Reuters] China's property investment falls 12% y/y in January-July

[Bloomberg] The Territory at the Heart of Russia’s War in Ukraine

[Bloomberg] Pimco Warns Fannie-Freddie IPO to Drive Up Mortgage Rates Americans Pay

[NYT] What Business Will Be Watching For in the Trump-Putin Talks

[NYT] PBS Slashes Budget by 21% After Federal Funding Cuts

[WSJ] Trump, Putin Head to High-Stakes Alaska Summit With Clashing Objectives

[WSJ] Nobody’s Buying Homes, Nobody’s Switching Jobs—and America’s Mobility Is Stalling

[WSJ] China’s Economy Shows Signs Of Slowing, Raising Pressure on Beijing

[FT] Trump the ‘dealmaker’ faces his biggest test with Putin summit