May 25, 2026 Crossing Wall Street
Morning News: May 25, 2026
The Risks of Iran’s Threat to Control the Strait of Hormuz
Oil Slides as Ships Move Toward Hormuz
Saudi Crown Prince MBS Scores Unexpected Wins During Iran War
Swiss Trader Had Lucrative Role Getting Iraqi Oil Through Hormuz
Gold Gains as Prospects of Iran Deal Temper Inflation Concerns
Dubious Chinese Carbon Projects Expose Depth of European Market’s Flaws
China Traders Rush for Exit After Cross-Border Flow Crackdown
Italian Stocks Hit First Record in 26 Years Led by Energy, Chips
The Stock Market Has Never Been So Good When People Have Felt So Bad
“Monetarism” Is Confirmation That Economists Never Got The Joke
US Treasury Rout Tests Washington’s Tolerance for Higher Borrowing Costs
Strategists Warn Yields to Stay High Even If Iran War Ends
Trump’s 3,711 Trades Point to Multiple Stock-Market Strategies
Congress Has a Housing Bill. Trump Has Other Priorities
This Summer’s Teen Job Market Is the Toughest in Decades
Hyperscaler Debt Flood Brings Derivatives Bonanza
To A.I. Executives, We’re All Just ‘Meat Computers’
Inside the British Lab Hunting for Dangers Lurking in A.I.
Pope Says AI Should Be Disarmed to Avoid Dominating Humanity
Japan’s an AI Laggard. That Could Be Its Edge
SoftBank Shares Hit Record With Lift From OpenAI IPO Hopes
Meet Mark Zuckerberg’s Right-Hand Man Who’s Unleashing AI at Meta
$140,000 E.V.s and Heritage Gold: The Rise of China’s Homegrown Luxury Market
A Western Auto Giant Found a Lifeline: Working With a Chinese Upstart
U.S. Towns Paid for Teachers and Cops to Use Weight-Loss Drugs. It Broke the Bank
Toshifumi Suzuki, Who Transformed 7-Eleven Chain, Dies at 93
Why the Dream of the Feel-Good Millennial Brand Didn’t Last
Chanel’s Mega Dividend Brings Owners’ Windfall to $21 Billion
How Art Auctions Choreographed a $2.5 Billion Comeback
Boxing at the Pyramids Shows Egypt’s Big-Ticket Tourism Push
‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Tops Box Office as Disney Bets on ‘Star Wars’ Revival
Reality TV Is Getting Too Dark to Watch
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Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on May 25th, 2026 at 7:08 am
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