Monday, December 22, 2025

Tuesday's News Links

[CNBC] Stocks fall slightly after much stronger-than-expected GDP report: Live updatesates

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Copper Hits $12,000 for First Time as Tariff Trade Upends Market

[CNBC] U.S. economy grows by 4.3% in third quarter, much more than expected, delayed report shows

[AP] Cautious shoppers step up spending to start holiday season

[AP] France races to avoid US-style government shutdown after budget talks collapse

[Politico] Russia launches massive pre-Christmas air strikes on Ukraine

[Axios] Christmas heat wave could break dozens of temperature records

[Bloomberg] AI Funding to Drive Record Year for Top-Rated Company Bond Sales

[Bloomberg] Trump's Reordering of US Capital

[Bloomberg] Portugal Home Prices Surge 18%, Biggest Jump Since Records Began

[Bloomberg] China Vanke Cut to Selective Default by S&P After Bond Reprieve

[NYT] Once Wall Street’s High Flyer, Private Equity Loses Its Luster

[NYT] China Delays Plans for Mass Production of Self-Driving Cars After Accident

[WSJ] U.S. Economy Posts Robust Growth in Third Quarter

[WSJ] The AI Boom Is Making Real-Estate Investors Rich—and Exposing Them to Risk

[WSJ] Car Payments Now Average More Than $750 a Month. Enter the 100-Month Car Loan.

[WSJ] Trump Appointment of Greenland Envoy Draws Angry Response From Denmark

[WSJ] China’s Sprint for Tech Dominance Can’t Hide an Economy Full of Holes

[FT] AI debt boom pushes US corporate bond sales close to record

[FT] Private credit firms pile into consumer debt as risk-taking mounts

[FT] America’s risky bet on hydrocarbons might hurt it in the AI race

[FT] ‘We have to have’ Greenland, says Donald Trump

[FT] Panama Canal ports deal at risk after China’s Cosco demands majority stake

Monday Evening Links

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Gold and Silver Hit All-Time Highs as Geopolitical Tensions Rise

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Stock Bulls Drive S&P 500 to the Brink of Record: Markets Wrap

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Saylor’s Strategy Raises Reserve, Pauses Bitcoin Purchases

[Yahoo/Reuters] Fed's Miran says he will likely stay after term ends until his seat is filled

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Saks Mulls Bankruptcy Year After Raising Billions for Turnaround

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump to Host Defense Firms to Urge Less Spending on Buybacks

[Yahoo/Bloomberg] Trump Announces New Class of Warship Named After Himself

[Axios] Trump halts offshore wind construction, citing "national security risks"

[WSJ] The Heritage Foundation Blows Up