Republican Socialism: Trump Is Taking Federal Stakes in Private Companies The Trump administration's pivot toward socialism did not come without warning. Reason · Dec 2, 2025
US Cuts South Korean Auto Tariffs To 15% In Response To Strategic Investment Legislation U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has confirmed a substantial cut in the general tariff rate on imports from South Korea, including automobiles, to 15%. Benzinga · Dec 2, 2025
Howard Lutnick Says Trump Administration Chip R&D Partnership With Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger's Startup Can 'Fundamentally Rewrite The Limits' On Monday, the Donald Trump administration said it has signed a preliminary, nonbinding agreement to take an equity stake in xLight. Benzinga · Dec 2, 2025
European parliament calls for social media ban on under-16s MEPs pass resolution to help parents tackle growing dangers of addictive internet platforms The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025
EU must ‘stand by the promises made’ on digital rules, Vestager tells Euronews In an interview with Euronews' flagship morning show Europe Today, the former digital czar Vestager urged the EU to stand firm on its digital rules as the US pushes for softer enforcement in exchange for tariff relief. "Defending rules vital for single market and European consumers." Euronews · Nov 25, 2025
US to cut steel tariffs only if EU agrees to soften digital rules enforcement in return The US pushes for softer digital rules enforcement in exchange for tariff relief to the Europeans after Brussels meeting with Greer and Lutnick. Euronews · Nov 24, 2025
US Economy Set To Grow In 2026 — But A New Survey Warns Of Weak Jobs, Sticky Inflation And Hidden Risks Ahead The U.S. economy is projected to grow modestly in 2026, though job creation is expected to stay weak, according to a new NABE survey. Benzinga · Nov 24, 2025
High-stakes showdown looms as US and EU trade member states meet US officials and EU ministers are meeting in Brussels on Monday for what is expected to be a "frank" discussion about the two sides' fraught trade deal. Euronews · Nov 24, 2025
Howard Lutnick Says Trump Could Deliver '6% GDP Growth,' Touts $3 Trillion A Year Investments: 'Factories Are Coming Home...' Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the U.S. economy is positioned for rapid expansion under President Donald Trump, citing a historic wave of manufacturing construction and tariff-driven capital investment that he argued will reshape the country's economic trajectory. Benzinga · Nov 24, 2025
EU and US to restart trade talks as sticking points on July tariff deal remain US officials to hold high-level talks in Brussels amid unhappiness in Washington at slow action on July deal The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2025
Trump's all-in-one tariffs try to fund everything, fix everything Trump is relying on tariff revenue to fund big promises and broad agendas. Axios · Nov 15, 2025
Trump, who slapped an extra $100,000 on the H-1B visa, now says there aren’t enough talented people in the U.S. to fill jobs The president argued U.S. companies need specialized labor from foreign workers and can’t “take people off an unemployment line who haven't worked in five years.” Fortune · Nov 12, 2025
Businesses worldwide brace for extra Trump tariffs on steel imports Commerce department expected to add about 700 more items with steel content to levy list at request of US firms The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2025
Democrats blast Trump’s decision to export US-made guns, saying they can wind up in hands of terrorists Opposition slams administration for removing restrictions on firearms exports, calling move ‘a gift to violent cartels and drug traffickers’ The Independent UK · Oct 28, 2025
Benzinga · Oct 28, 2025 Nuclear Stocks Boom On Cameco's Deal With Trump Administration Nuclear energy stocks rallied sharply on Tuesday as investors responded to news that Cameco Corp. (NYSE:CCJ) secured a major contract with the U.S. government to build new nuclear reactors.
Benzinga · Oct 28, 2025 Brookfield And Cameco Join US In $80 Billion Nuclear Push Westinghouse Electric Company, Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ), and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) stocks are trading higher premarket after the companies entered into a strategic partnership with the U.S. government to accelerate the construction of new nuclear reactors nationwide.
Fortune · Oct 27, 2025 Rachel Reeves says the U.K. has been successful with Trump 2.0 because it shares the same concerns about global imbalances The chancellor of the Exchequer said: “I think relationships are important—whatever business you’re in, whether it’s business or politics—and it’s really important on the international stage.”
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025 Linda McMahon’s attempt to be Trump’s chief of staff was thwarted by orchestrated JD Vance phone call, new book claims Susie Wiles, who helped lead Trump’s successful 2016 and 2024 presidential campaigns, was ultimately chosen to be White House chief of staff
The Guardian - US · Oct 23, 2025 New book details infighting behind Trump’s ‘obviously unqualified’ cabinet picks Retribution, by Jonathan Karl, describes backroom squabbling over Kristi Noem and Sean Duffy appointments
Axios · Oct 12, 2025 Trump's Rx for confusion: How a push for tariffs complicated his pharma plan The president's road to settling on a plan to lower prescription drug costs was rocky.
Benzinga · Oct 9, 2025 Nvidia Gains As US Greenlights Major AI Deal With UAE Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock gained on Thursday after Washington approved billions of dollars in Nvidia chip exports to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.).
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025 Eric Trump leads MAGA calls for president to win Nobel Peace Prize after ‘historic’ Gaza peace deal Donald Trump has long lobbied for the accolade and could be closer than ever to getting it
Benzinga · Oct 9, 2025 White House Hails Trump As 'The Peace President' After Israel-Hamas Breakthrough, Fuels Push For Nobel Peace Prize Ahead Of Friday's Announcement On Wednesday, the White House celebrated Donald Trump's announcement of a historic Israel-Hamas peace agreement — calling him "The Peace President" — as momentum builds for the president to receive the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.
Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025 Watch: Emotional moment Donald Trump tells Israeli hostage families their loved ones are coming home The US president announced that Israel and Hamas will begin releasing hostages and prisoners, with Sir Keir Starmer calling it a ‘moment of profound relief felt around the world’
Benzinga · Oct 7, 2025 Trump Administration Now Holds Stakes In 5 Public Companies: Here's A List—INTC, MP, LAC And More In a significant shift in U.S. industrial policy, the Donald Trump administration has acquired direct ownership stakes in five major publicly traded companies. This series of interventions, framed as a national security strategy, marks a new era of government involvement in key industries to secure domestic supply chains for semiconductors,…