Trade

Alphabet joins the $4 trillion club, Trump threatens tariffs on Iran trading partners, how the DOJ’s Powell investigation could backfire, and more news to start your day.

The pharma company has agreed to cut some prices in exchange for an exemption from some levies.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing could build as many as a dozen plants in Arizona, according to The Wall Street Journal.

The major banks will kick off fourth-quarter earnings season this week, and the economic data highlight of the week will be the consumer price index for December.

Retail stocks, a potential winner if the levies are struck down or curtailed, have already run up.

The toy company is still at risk from Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The dollar has added to the year’s early gains but two big risks are looming.

President Donald Trump has played stock market activist before. The results were mixed.

International stocks and gold may be good bets for both gains and safety in a riskier global market.

Supreme Court says opinions are coming Friday, extracting Venezuela’s oil might not be easy, robot euphoria is taking CES by storm, and more news to start your day.

The sanctioned oil will be sold at market price with the proceeds controlled by President Donald Trump, he announced on Tuesday.

The Trump administration’s levies likely reduced payroll growth by up to 19,000 a month in 2025, Federal Reserve researchers found.

Higher levies on imported furniture were slated to go into effect Thursday. They have now been pushed back a year.

Baidu’s chip unit files for Hong Kong IPO, Trump delays tariffs on furniture, Google shakes up home listings sector, and more news to start your day.

The president delayed higher tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities for a year, according to a proclamation.

Political gymnastics don’t bode well for the European Union to unite around goals like unified banking, capital markets, and tax policy, but they indicate that leaders are stumping for their own security.

Exports, and global spending on artificial intelligence, will be critical for the market and for growth.

The move comes after the U.S. agreed to sell Taiwan more than $11 billion in weapons.

U.S. economic growth has defied forecasts, even with elevated interest rates, trade disruptions, and a cooling labor market. What the experts may be getting wrong.

A forecast $50 billion deficit would be the largest in modern history, Cullen S. Hendrix writes in a guest commentary.

It’s been a strong year for gold, up 68% since January—with predictions it could reach $4,900 in 2026.

Calm headline growth figures mask a realignment among emerging and developed economies, Marcello Estevão and Jonathan Fortun writes in a guest commentary.

Here’s how he’s used the legally-binding directives to raise tariffs, curb immigration, and promote cryptocurrencies.

Some executives have said they are testing consumers’ willingness to pay higher prices.