Brent crude surges past $100 again and stocks tick lower after Trump orders Hormuz blockade
Oil prices topped $100 a barrel once again and stocks fell in early trading after President Trump announced the US will blockade the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday. After US-Iran peace talks in Paki...
Stocks tumble with Nasdaq 100 posting largest weekly loss since April tariff sell-off
The ongoing Mideast war continues to leave investors jittery and unwilling to hold stocks over the weekend. The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 all suffered heavy losses on Friday, with the tech...
Ethanol players climb following the Trump administration’s move to waive summer gas regulations
Ethanol-exposed companies are climbing on Thursday, following the Trump administration’s move yesterday to waive summertime limitations on the sale of E15 gas, a blend of fuel containing 15% ethanol. ...
Fears of increased global shipping costs add to Sony, Nintendo headaches
Video game console makers and are down in premarket trading Monday, amid a broad sell-off following US strikes against Iran over the weekend. Both companies rely on cargo ships to transport consoles...
Chinese drone maker DJI sues to overturn FCC foreign drone ban
Chinese drone maker DJI has filed a lawsuit against the FCC challenging the December 2025 decision that effectively bans all foreign drones and components from the US market. DJI and all other foreign...
TSMC trades near record high as Apple plans to purchase “well over 100 million” chips from its Arizona facility this year
Last year said it would invest $600 billion to expand in the US over four years, in an effort to reduce its reliance on overseas suppliers and avoid tariffs. We’re now getting more detail on what tha...
Stocks sink amid AI and tariff fears
The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 all sank as stocks slumped amid AI anxiety and tariff turmoil after President Trump announced a 15% global tariff rate on Saturday. On the AI front, a researc...
Futures fall after President Trump announces new global tariff rate boosted to 15%
10% global tariffs will be 15% global tariffs. In a Truth Social post on Saturday, President Donald Trump said he was boosting new levies slated to go into effect after the Supreme Court ruled against...
Stocks rise as the Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s tariffs
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose as the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs . In response, Trump said he was imposing a 10% global tariff effective immediately under S...
The Supreme Court’s tariff ruling isn’t sweeping relief for automakers, but it isn’t nothing either
The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a significant chunk of President Trump’s tariffs, but the decision isn’t a cause for automakers to fully exhale. Friday’s ruling relates to tariffs imposed unde...
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s reciprocal tariffs; Trump responds with 10% global tariff
After the Supreme Court struck down a large portion of President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, the president acted quickly to reimpose levies on cross-border commerce. The , , and jumped in the after...
French wine and spirit exports just hit a 21st-century low, owing to some tariff bottlenecks
The Wine Paris exhibition this week is seeing international brands, trade professionals, and wine lovers — including President Macron, who’s known for enjoying some glasses — convene in the French cap...
Ford beats revenue estimates in Q4, with weaker-than-expected earnings
Detroit automaker reported its Q4 earnings after the market closed on Tuesday, capping off a year dominated by tariffs, major EV policy shifts, and multiple fires at a key supplier’s factory. Shares ...
With China boxed out, Unusual Machines’ CEO sees clear skies for his drone supply company
In December, the US government effectively banned all drones and drone components from foreign companies. A ruling by the Federal Communications Commission said that foreign-made drones and related co...
China outlaws door handles Tesla is famous for
A new Chinese safety rule will require every vehicle sold in the country to have mechanically operable external and internal door handles that work even without power by 2027. The move would effective...
Rare earth stocks surge on report the US will launch a $12 billion critical minerals stockpile
Rare earth and critical minerals stocks are soaring as Bloomberg reports that President Donald Trump will soon launch a $12 billion initiative to stockpile critical minerals. Think the Strategic Petro...
When is TrumpRx launching?
TrumpRx — the government’s drug pricing initiative, which is at the center of the tariff deals the administration has reached with drugmakers since September — is still not operational, and it’s uncle...
The US government is taking a 10% equity stake in USA Rare Earth, the FT reports
The US government is poised to invest $1.6 billion in via a mix of equity and debt, according to a report from the Financial Times on Saturday. Per the FT , the Trump administration will receive a 10...
Stocks jump as Trump walks back European tariff threats
The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 jumped after US President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t slap tariffs on several European countries after reaching what he called “ the framework of a future d...
Stocks jump as Trump backs off European tariff threats, says “I won’t use force” to acquire Greenland
US President Donald Trump said he wouldn’t slap tariffs on several European countries after reaching what he called “the framework of a future deal” on Greenland with NATO’s secretary general. Stocks ...