September 2025

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 257.62 points or -0.57% to 45,045.81 • Shanghai decreased 11.567 points or -0.30% to 3,820.089 • Hang Seng increased 0.25 points or 0.00% to 26,545.10 • ASX 200 increased 28.30 points or 0.32% to 8,773.50 • SENSEX decreased 387.73 points

Coffee prices are the latest grocery item troubling American consumers. The United States is the world’s largest importer of coffee, but produces less than 0.1% of all coffee for domestic consumption, importing over $8.2 billion (1.6 metric tons) of coffee last year alone. The average retail price of coffee spiked 21% in the past year,

Chicago is stepping in to lend cash to its underfunded pensions so they have enough money to avoid asset sales to cover retirement checks as they wait for property taxes to come in after a computer issue delayed collections https://t.co/NjYZMGlDs7 — Bloomberg (@business) September 16, 2025 Chicago’s money trees are shedding their autumn layers with

ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 increased 513.05 points or 1.15% to 45,303.43 • Shanghai decreased 44.685 points or -1.15% to 3,831.656 • Hang Seng decreased 363.54 points or -1.35% to 26,544.85 • ASX 200 decreased 73.30 points or -0.83% to 8,745.20 • SENSEX increased 320.25 points

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