Thursday, May 15, 2025

Thursday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] S&P 500 Rises as Fed-Cut Bets Sink Treasury Yields: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US Bonds Rally as Economic Data Backs Bets on Two 2025 Fed Cuts

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Oil Falls as Potential for Fresh Iranian Supplies Adds to Gloom

[AP] Trump’s ‘beautiful’ bill spans 1,116 pages. Here’s what’s inside it

[AP] Air traffic controllers in Denver scrambled to use backup communications during an outage

[AP] China allows visa-free entry for 5 Latin American nations to boost ties

[Bloomberg] Is the Age of American Exceptionalism Nearing an End?

[Bloomberg] The Fed Should Correct for Overconfidence in Its Review

[Bloomberg] Pentagon Says It Has Crafted Initial Plan for ‘Golden Dome’ Defense System

[NYT] Consumers Prop Up the Economy. They’re Showing Signs of Strain.

[WSJ] Shipping Rates Rise as U.S.-China Trade Truce Drives Import Surge

[WSJ] Trump Presses Apple to Bring iPhone Manufacturing to America. Wall Street Shrugs.

[WSJ] Meta Is Delaying the Rollout of Its Flagship AI Model

[WSJ] Vladimir Putin Is a Peace-Talks No Show

Thursday Afternoon Links

[CNBC] S&P 500 rises for a fourth day, Dow adds 140 points: Live updates

[Yahoo Finance] Oil prices tumble as Trump hints US near nuclear deal with Iran

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] US homebuilder sentiment slides to lowest level since 2023

[Yahoo/Reuters] US manufacturing output falls in April on weak auto production

[Yahoo/WSJ] EU Wants More in U.S. Trade Deal Than U.K. or China Got

[Yahoo/Semafor] Bond vigilantes stare down Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump’s Rush to Cut AI Deals in Saudi Arabia and UAE Opens Rift With China Hawks

[WSJ] Trump Says U.S., Iran Close to Nuclear Deal

[FT] Trump’s trade war risks US capital flight, warns hedge fund Elliott

[FT] Donald Trump’s world of uncertainty