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President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday targeting Canadian dairy products, motor vehicles, and alcoholic beverages, escalating the ongoing trade war between the two nations. The bans are set to take effect on September 29, with Trump signing the orders on the same day Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of American goods came…
Visa (V) took the stage at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026 to present a company pressing forward across payments, software, identity, stablecoins, and agentic commerce. Chief Executive Ryan McInerney described strong U.S. spending trends, accelerating cross-border volumes, and rapid growth in value-added services as central pillars of the company’s current momentum. McInerney…
RTX Corporation (RTX) is deepening its foothold in military aviation as the U.S. Army pushes forward with plans to modernize and sustain its helicopter fleet. Through its Collins Aerospace business, RTX secured a contract worth up to $472 million to provide engineering services supporting the modernization and sustainment of the CH-47 Chinook fleet. The contract…
The Federal Reserve’s upcoming interest rate vote may ultimately be decided by just a few hundredths of a percentage point in inflation readings. Investors are closely watching this week’s producer and consumer price index releases as critical inputs for the Fed’s September 16 policy decision. Markets currently see the Fed leaning toward a hike, but…
The Trump administration announced sweeping new sanctions Tuesday targeting every Iranian airline and nearly a dozen foreign companies conducting business with Iran’s Mahan Air. The measures fall under Operation Economic Outcast, a financial pressure campaign the administration launched last month as its military effort against Iran stalled after more than six months. The sanctions cover…
Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) trades at $64.26, sitting roughly 57% below its 52-week high of $151 after a string of setbacks rattled investor confidence. A Stage 1 tank test failure pushed the debut of the company’s Neutron medium-lift rocket to Q4 2026, with management acknowledging the year-end launch window is narrowing considerably. Despite that pressure,…
The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized agreements to award $100 million each to three leading quantum computing companies under the CHIPS and Science Act. D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti Computing, and Quantinuum all reached definitive agreements with the federal government on Tuesday, marking a significant public investment in the quantum computing sector. Each company will receive…
Canada has officially activated retaliatory tariffs on $27.6 billion worth of American goods, escalating an already bitter trade dispute between the two longtime allies. The new duties range from 15% to 50% across hundreds of U.S. products, covering dairy, agricultural equipment, paper, household appliances and electronics. U.S. steel, aluminum and iron products were among the…
Trump will mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon rather than attending the Ground Zero ceremony in New York City. The New York Times first reported that Trump had initially wanted to travel to New York but ultimately decided against it. Organizers of the Ground Zero program would not allow…
An emergency crew rescued a construction worker from scaffolding on the White House North Portico on Monday afternoon after receiving reports of an injury on site. Dispatchers for the D.C. Fire and EMS department called for a “high-angle rescue” at the White House, according to publicly available audio recordings from the incident. A high-angle rescue…