Trump Tariffs

As tariff fears ripple across markets with President Donald Trump sending tariff letters to 12 countries, small-cap resilience is stealing the spotlight. The Russell 2000 index is soaring toward creating new all-time highs. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (NYSE:IWM), which tracks the Russell 2000...

Coinbase Global Inc (NASDAQ:COIN) made headlines in May by becoming the first cryptocurrency exchange included in the S&P 500 index, marking a significant milestone for the crypto industry. This inclusion signals growing mainstream acceptance and positions Coinbase among America's largest and...

Billionaire investor and television personality Mark Cuban has been an avid cryptocurrency advocate over the years, with Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) receiving special attention in his social media posts and interviews. What happened: Cuban has been a proponent of Bitcoin's safe haven narrative, even...

Detroit’s automakers are hitting speed bumps – and they're made of steel. Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) and General Motors Co (NYSE:GM) tumbled 3.7% and 4.1% respectively on the day the U.S. announced 50% tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. The market didn't wait for earnings calls...

Steel tariffs are back with a bang, and investors are already positioning for the winners. As the U.S. slaps a prohibitive 50% tariff on imported steel and aluminum, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE:CLF), Nucor Corp (NYSE:NUE) and Steel Dynamics Inc (NASDAQ:STLD) are emerging as the early champions of...

Former Vice President Mike Pence reminded lawmakers that the U.S. Constitution gives Congress, and not the president, authority to levy tariffs. What Happened: Pence took to X to urge Capitol Hill to "take immediate steps to reclaim their constitutional authority on tariffs," implicitly challenging...

On Wednesday, major U.S. stock indices closed lower, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.6% to 42,098.70 and the S&P 500 slipping by a similar margin to 5,888.55. The Nasdaq shed 0.5% to finish at 19,100.94. However, stock futures rebounded after a court overturned the Trump tariffs...

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include the latest details A federal court struck down global tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act on Wednesday. This ruling could significantly impact the administration’s...

A sharp rebound in inflation tied to Donald Trump's enacted trade tariffs could soon jolt markets, but Goldman Sachs believes this surge will be short-lived, driven by one-off price increases rather than deeper economic overheating. In a Tuesday note, the bank's U.S. economist David Mericle said...

Japan’s government has announced a significant economic stimulus package to counter the impact of heightened U.S. tariffs. This move comes as the nation braces for upcoming trade discussions with the United States. What Happened: Japan’s government is set to allocate 900 billion...

A professor from the Wharton Business School has suggested that tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump are likely to continue despite political opposition. What Happened: Professor Joao Gomes of the Wharton Business School, in a podcast, The Trade War Playbook: Tariffs, Uncertainty, and U.S...

As co-founder of Lobster Boys LLC and a fourth-generation lobsterman, Justin Maderia has seen firsthand how global trade tensions ripple through local economies. With the U.S. seafood market generating over $31 billion annually—and relying on Canada for more than two-thirds of its imports—tariffs...

Kraft Heinz (NASDAQ:KHC) is investing $3 billion to modernize its U.S. factories. According to Reuters, which first broke the news, this is the company’s largest domestic investment in a decade. Kraft Heinz aims to cut costs amid weakening consumer sentiment and lowered financial forecasts....

Global markets digested a week packed with trade breakthroughs, monetary policy signals, and digital asset milestones. Wall Street remains cautiously optimistic as the Trump administration intensifies efforts to strike favorable trade deals. Hopes were buoyed by a high-level summit between U.S. and...

Increasing pressure from rising borrowing costs could soon force Washington to scale back its protectionist stance. Bank of America's chief investment strategist Michael Hartnett predicts that tariffs will decline this quarter to avoid destabilizing the massive U.S. debt funding machine. In a note...