How Trump’s newfound love for Chinese students is drawing MAGA backlash Trump said he would allow Chinese students into US universities, months after administration announced visa revocations. Al Jazeera · Aug 29, 2025
Cynthia Lummis Says Publishing US GDP Data On Blockchain Is A 'Historic Move' — Thanks Trump, Lutnick For Leadership Cryptocurrency supporters hailed on Thursday the U.S. government's move to post GDP numbers on several blockchain platforms. Benzinga · Aug 29, 2025
Nvidia’s China-based rival posts 4,300% revenue jump as chipmaker’s earnings reported no H20 chip sales to the country The sales surge reflects Beijing’s push for local players amid geopolitical tensions. Fortune · Aug 28, 2025
Federal Funding for Universities Comes With Strings. Now Trump Is Pulling Them. The potential nationalization and forced revenue sharing of university patents makes a strong case for the separation of economy and state. Reason · Aug 28, 2025
Ron DeSantis Blasts H-1B as a 'Scam,' Accuses Big Firms of Dumping Americans for Cheaper Foreign Labour Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called the H-1B visa program a 'total scam', alleging that companies use it to replace American workers with cheaper foreign labor. His comments come amid a broader discussion on US immigration and workforce policies. International Business Times UK · Aug 28, 2025
Lockheed Martin Faces Investor Class Action Over $3.3 Billion Losses As Securities Fraud Probe Heats Up Ahead Of Deadline Law firm Faruqi Faruqi LLP is investigating potential claims against Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE:LMT) as investors face a September 26 deadline to seek lead plaintiff status in a federal securities class action. Benzinga · Aug 28, 2025
Howard Lutnick Calls H-1B Visa A 'Scam,' Proposes Major Overhaul, Gold Card As Alternatives: 'Going To Change The Green Card' Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has criticized the H-1B visa system that displaces American workers. Lutnick has suggested a new ‘Gold Card’ program as an alternative. Benzinga · Aug 28, 2025
Trump looks to buy stakes in military corps raising concerns about private contractors and war conflicts Howard Lutnick says ‘monstrous discussion’ underway at the Pentagon The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025
China could move away from Nvidia AI chips quicker than expected after brash 'addiction' comments from US Commerce Secretary Political comments triggered China’s Nvidia clampdown, highlighting fragile diplomacy, rising domestic chip promotion, and the rapid acceleration of global decoupling. TechRadar · Aug 27, 2025
Could Trump Target A Stake In UnitedHealth Next? Maybe … Here's Why The Trump administration's unique investment in Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC) could be viewed as a template for how Washington may secure strategically vital industries by buying large stakes in publicly traded companies. Benzinga · Aug 27, 2025
White House reveals nebulous plans to put government data on the blockchain — 'The Department of Commerce is going to start issuing its statistics on the blockchain because you are the crypto president' The White House announced plans to put statistics on 'the blockchain' for... reasons. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 27, 2025
Commerce Secretary Lutnick: US GDP Statistics To Be Published On Blockchain U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday said the Department of Commerce will begin publishing its statistics on the blockchain, including gross domestic product (GDP). Benzinga · Aug 27, 2025
US Considering Equity Stakes In Defense Contractors And More US government exploring equity stakes in private businesses, focusing on defense contractors and strategic investments. Implications on economy and nationa... Top News · Aug 26, 2025
President Trump Makes Markets Move Again: Stock Market Today The White House is moving ahead with plans to reshape the Federal Reserve and to buy shares in more sectors and stocks. Kiplinger · Aug 26, 2025
Benzinga · Aug 26, 2025 Defense Stocks Rise As Trump Team Considers Buying Into Major Contractors Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that the Trump administration is considering buying ownership stakes in major defense contractors, similar to its recent controversial move to acquire part of chipmaker Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC).
We Got This Covered · Aug 26, 2025 Even Marjorie thinks Trump has lost the plot as she breaks with him over his latest anti-MAGA plan MTG just called out Trump on Chinese students... awkward.
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025 ‘Zero self awareness’: Newsom trolls Trump deputy’s description of ‘crooks’ in government over Lisa Cook ouster Trump’s ‘firing’ of Fed board governor scares Wall Street and sets up another protracted court battle
Barchart · Aug 26, 2025 Will Trump Take a Stake in Palantir Stock Next? The U.S. Commerce Secretary says the Trump administration is considering a stake in major defense contractors. Here’s why the government may acquire one in Palantir, and what it will mean for PLTR shares.
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025 MAGA ‘Shark Tank’ star rages against Trump’s ‘really, really bad idea’ to take stake in Intel Kevin O’Leary’s condemnation of the Intel decision comes as the president’s top officials insist that the administration will be making similar moves down the line.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 26, 2025 U.S. gov't seizes $7.4 billion semiconductor research fund created under Biden admin, calling it 'illegal' — Lutnick says fund 'served as a semiconductor slush fund that did nothing but line the pockets of Biden loyalists with American tax dollars' The US Commerce Department of the Trump administration has pulled back billions of dollars in funding for a non-profit aimed at promoting US chip design and fabrication, suggesting that its appointment under the Biden administration somehow made it inappropriate for distributing taxpayer funds.
Benzinga · Aug 26, 2025 US And Japan Set To Announce $550 Billion Mega Investment Deal, Says Howard Lutnick, But Tokyo Reportedly Resists Binding Terms The U.S. government is preparing to formally announce a massive $550 billion investment from Japan this week, as stated by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
Benzinga · Aug 24, 2025 Intel Deal Splits Experts, Beijing Pressures Alibaba And ByteDance On Nvidia, Zuckerberg Reshuffles AI Again —Tech This Week The past week has been a rollercoaster ride in the tech world. From President Donald Trump’s controversial stake in Intel Corporation to Beijing’s backlash against Nvidia Corporation and Mark Zuckerberg’s AI restructuring at Meta Platforms, the tech industry has been buzzing with activity. Let’s dive into the details.
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 23, 2025 Nvidia reportedly shows China-specific B30 chips with 80% of the performance of the standard Blackwell GPU to the U.S. government — Nvidia CEO says approval is still up in the air Nvidia is still waiting for approval from the U.S. government to sell the B30 chip to China.
The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025 Trump says Intel will give US government a 10% stake in its business Deal comes despite Trump calling for Intel CEO to resign earlier this month for being ‘highly conflicted’
The Guardian - US · Aug 22, 2025 Trump says Intel has agreed to give US government a 10% stake Unprecedented deal comes after president demanded CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign over his ties to Chinese firms