October 3, 2025 Crossing Wall Street
Morning News: October 3, 2025
Why the Thai Baht Is Defying Economic Gravity
The Engines of Iranian Economic Growth Have Stalled
Merz Urges Germans to Accept Change or Suffer Economic Slide
ECB Should Cut Rates to Boost Economy, Italy’s Finance Chief Says
The Iowa Immigration Case That Is a Bipartisan Embarrassment
Conservatives Go John Maynard Keynes With Their Birthrate Obsession
Trump’s Spat With US Schools Revs Up Qatar’s Emerging Hub
Trump Halts $2 Billion for Chicago Transit in Shutdown Play
Trump’s Budget Chief, Slayer of Big Government, Moves Quickly in Shutdown
The Jobs Report That Wasn’t Leaves Economists Guessing
It’s Jobs Friday Without a Jobs Number: Here’s Where to Look for Alternatives
Dudley: Maybe the Fed Shouldn’t Be Cutting Interest Rates
Private Equity Is Hunting for a Quicker Path to Tap 401(k) Money
Vanguard Rivals Finally Get Hands On Its Tax-Busting Fund Design
Behind Job Weakness Are Hints of a Productivity Revival. Is AI the Reason?
BlackRock Nears $40 Billion Data Center Deal in Bet on AI
A.I. Is Driving a Stock Market Rally in China, Too
Two Cables and the Hidden Subsea Battle Between US and China
We Finally Have Free Anti-Robocall Tools That Work
Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps Amid Trump Pressure Campaign
Colombia’s Petro Keeps Showing How Not to Handle the US
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Comes to the Aid of Occidental Petroleum—Again
Tesla Sets New Sales Record as EV Subsidy Ends
Musk Can Cheer the End of EV Subsidies This Once
Boeing Likely to Record Billions in Charges Over 777X Debut Delay
Cracker Barrel Drops Firm Behind Ill-Fated Logo Change
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Coffee Drinker in 2025
Ice-Cream Maker Froneri Hits $17.6 Billion Valuation in Funding Deal
Why America’s Fridges Are Overflowing With Sauce
Video Games Have Become the Main Way Boys Socialize. Is That Bad?
Buying Blind-Box Toys Is All the Rage. Our Simulation Shows How Addictive It Is.
L.A.’s Entertainment Economy Is Looking Like a Disaster Movie
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Posted by Eddy Elfenbein on October 3rd, 2025 at 7:03 am
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