Wednesday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] Stock futures are little changed after Dow rallies on Fed rate cut, Oracle fails to stoke AI trade: Live updates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold Gains as Fed Delivers Expected Cut With Less Hawkish Tilt 

[AP] Federal Reserve cuts key rate, sees healthier economy next year

[CNBC] Here are the five big takeaways from Wednesday’s Fed rate decision

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Powell says inflation overshoot caused by Trump tariffs

[AP] Trump says the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela

[Axios] Exclusive: New OpenAI models likely pose "high" cybersecurity risk, company says

[Axios] Ukraine officially responds to U.S. peace plan under pressure from Trump

[Yahoo/Reuters] Japan firms say strained Sino-Japan ties top concerns for 2026: Reuters poll

[Bloomberg] US Budget Gap Shrinks Slightly in Second Month of Fiscal Year

[Bloomberg] Oracle Credit Risk Gauge Deteriorates After Earnings Report

[Bloomberg] Japan-China Spat Lacks Immediate Offramp Despite Komeito Talks

[NYT] Fed Cuts Rates Again, Is Divided Over Future Moves

[NYT] As the Price of Beef Soars, Restaurants Are in ‘Code Red’ Mode

[WSJ] Fed Cuts Rates Again, Signals It May Be Done for Now

[WSJ] Fed to Resume Net Asset Purchases With $40 Billion in Securities This Month

[WSJ] U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker Off Venezuela in Escalation of Pressure on Maduro Regime

[WSJ] A Divided Fed Cuts Rates Again—but Why?

[WSJ] Trump Says Chips Ahoy to Xi Jinping