U.S. Economy
Tariff-linked U.S. Customs bond funding shortfall reaches record-breaking $3.5 billion in 2025
Cranes unload shipping containers from a ship at the Port of Long Beach Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Allen J. Schaben | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images A record-breaking number of companies shipping products into the United States are coming up short on a federal government requirement to financially guarantee they can cover the import […]
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Tariff bill in U.S. states hits $200 billion as affordability and Trump head into midterms showdown
New analysis of U.S. Census data shows that states across the U.S. where key midterm elections will take place this year paid over $134 billion in tariffs in the period since President Donald Trump began implementing widespread trade duties in March 2025 through last November. In all, the U.S. Census data compiled by Trade Partnership […]
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Oil giant TotalEnergies on Trump’s Venezuela dream: ‘Too expensive and too polluting’
Patrick Pouyanne, chief executive officer of TotalEnergies SE, during the Conference de Paris, organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas (IEFA) in Paris, France, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The CEO of French energy major TotalEnergies said it was “too expensive and too polluting” to return to […]
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Big Tech stocks are treading water after $1 trillion sell-off week
Big Tech stocks were treading water in premarket trading on Monday, after a bruising week that saw more than $1 trillion wiped from their market caps. As of 6:40 a.m. ET, Oracle was up 1.6% and Microsoft had edged 0.8% higher. Meta was down 0.2% and Amazon was flat. Alphabet fell 0.5% and Nvidia was […]
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Big Tech sees over $1 trillion wiped from stocks as fears of AI bubble ignite sell-off
Big Tech companies have seen over $1 trillion wiped from their market cap over the past week, as fears over AI spending sparked a sell-off. Microsoft, Nvidia, Oracle, Meta, Amazon and Alphabet all saw their shares fall in the week up to market close on Thursday, as the companies’ earnings reports signaled huge continued capex […]
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India is reportedly ‘ready’ buy up to $80 billion in Boeing aircraft following trade deal with U.S.
Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal is talking to media on EU-India trade relations. India will waive tariffs on industrial imports from four European nations for a $100 billion investment over 15 years, ending nearly 16 years of negotiations. Thierry Monasse | Getty Images […]
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China’s Xi reasserts Taiwan stance in call with Trump, while U.S. president pushes trade
TOPSHOT – US President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, located next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan on October 30, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he had a “long and thorough call” with […]
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China ramps up threats over Panama Canal ruling that handed Trump a major victory
A cargo ship transits through Panama Canal Cocoli locks in Panama City on February 21, 2025. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images The Chinese government has condemned a ruling from Panama’s top court, warning the Central American country “will inevitably pay a heavy price” unless it changes course. The rebuke comes shortly after Panama’s […]
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Palantir surges 10% after beating earnings estimates. Here’s what’s happening
Palantir surged 10% in premarket trading on Tuesday after beating Wall Street’s fourth quarter estimates amid rising spending on AI tools from governments and businesses. The shares popped after it reported $1.41 billion in revenue, ahead of LSEG estimates of $1.33 billion. The earnings came after a muted end to 2025 — November was Palantir’s […]
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Treasury yields are little changed as investors weigh Fed leadership uncertainty
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 27, 2026. NYSE U.S. Treasury yields were little changed on Monday as market watchers continued to weigh the impact of President Donald Trump naming Kevin Warsh as his pick to be the next Federal Reserve chair. The 10-year Treasury yield fell less than 1 basis point […]
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