Sunday, October 19, 2025

Sunday Evening Links

[CNBC] Stock futures rise ahead of big earnings week: Live updates 

[The Hill] Trump races to catch up to China’s rare earth dominance

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Cuts Off US Aid to Colombia, Calls Petro ‘Drug Leader’

[AP] Renewed fighting tests Gaza ceasefire and Israel briefly halts aid

[Reuters] Trump urged Ukraine's Zelenskiy to make concessions to Russia in tense meeting, sources say

[AP] Ukrainian drones strike major Russian gas plant as Trump says Kyiv may have to trade land for peace

[The Hill] Top admiral’s retirement sets off alarm bells over Caribbean boat strikes

[Bloomberg] Treasuries Rally Drives Home Haven Role as Credit Worries Swirl

[Bloomberg] Carlyle CEO Says Credit on ‘Worry List,’ But Sees Resilience

[WSJ] We Can’t Stop Climate Change, So We Need to Prepare for It

[FT] America’s rare earth delusion

[FT] Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia

[FT] A run of significant political elections

Sunday's News Links

[AP] How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll

[Yahoo/Reuters] US-China trade war clouds global economic outlook as 'new normal' emerges

[Reuters] Brexit offers world a warning about trade barriers, BoE's Bailey says

[Axios] U.S. scrambles to save Gaza peace deal amid new clashes

[AP] Ukrainian drones strike a major Russian gas plant

[Reuters] Giant Russian gas plant suspends intake from Kazakhstan after Ukrainian drone strike

[Bloomberg] What Makes This Shutdown So Different

[Bloomberg] A Trader’s Guide to China’s Biggest Political Meeting of 2025

[NYT] Wealthy Americans Are Spending. People With Less Are Struggling.

[WSJ] Congress Is Running Out of Time to Decide the Fate of Obamacare Subsidies