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Brent crude, tracked against the Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz shipping that keeps moving it.
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Every tariff action this year, sourced to the government proclamation or filing that set it, not to any single news summary.
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- TrackerBrent at $105.86, down 0.74% on the day but up from September's slide
- TrackerSection 338 import ban on Canadian goods takes effect
- TrackerBrent falls to $100.06, a fourth straight losing session
- TrackerBrent at $99.29, up 1.18%
- TrackerCanada Section 338 product list modified
- TrackerTrump signs five proclamations escalating Section 338 action against Canada
- TrackerBrent near a six-week high on intensified Hormuz strikes
- Tracker50% Section 338 tariff on Canadian goods takes effect
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Trump Posted a Senator’s Phone Number Over Daylight Saving Time
WASHINGTON – The fight over America’s clocks just got personal. President Donald Trump on Saturday, Oct. 3, posted what he said was the cellphone number of Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Truth Social and urged Arkansans to call him, escalating a weeks-long pressure campaign to pass the Sunshine Protection Act the bill Trump has rebranded…
One Lawsuit Could Decide Whether Oil Companies Ever Have to Pay for This
WASHINGTON, D.C. – America’s Supreme Court will start its new term with one of the most consequential environmental cases in years. On Monday, October 5, the justices will hear arguments in Suncor Energy (U.S.A.) Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County. The ruling could decide whether oil companies can be forced to pay for local…
Jack Smith Tells Senate He ‘Will Not Be Silenced’ as Republicans Allege Abuse of Authority
WASHINGTON – Jack Smith’s Senate appearance on Tuesday devolved into a party-line battle as the former special counsel vehemently defended his investigations. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee accused President Donald Trump of abusing his power and attacking their party. Appearing under oath before the committee, Smith said he stood behind the two federal indictments…
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Trump Just Bought Diesel From Putin, and Both Parties Are Furious
WASHINGTON – With diesel near record highs and the November 3 midterms less than four weeks away, President Donald Trump announced on October 9 that he had reached a deal with Vladimir Putin for Russia to send diesel to American and global markets. Within hours, the Treasury Department issued a Russian sanctions waiver to make…
Taiwan Is Quietly Preparing for a World Without a US Safety Net
A $14 billion US arms package is frozen, Trump and Xi Jinping are on their third summit of the year, and Washington’s most loyal partner in Asia is rethinking how much it can count on American help. TAIPEI / WASHINGTON – October 11, 2026 Taiwan celebrated its national day on Saturday with fighter-jet flyovers above…
Trump Just Put a Date on the End of the Iran War. Iran Disagrees
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2026. President Donald Trump has a new answer to the question Americans keep asking at the gas pump: when will the Iran war end? His answer is “right after the midterms.” Tehran’s answer is that it doesn’t care about the midterms at all. The gap between those two positions is where oil…
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Your Power Bill Just Became a Campaign Issue, and Data Centers Are Why
WASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2026 – Three weeks before Election Day, one of the most closely watched Senate races in the country is being fought over something most voters never thought about until recently: the huge warehouses of computer servers that power artificial intelligence. In Ohio, Democrat Sherrod Brown is running ads that call Republican Sen.…
The RBI Had One Job Today, and the Iran War Made It Much Harder
MUMBAI / NEW YORK – India’s central bank raised interest rates on Wednesday for the first time in more than three and a half years, betting that a quarter-point hike can cool war-driven inflation and steady a rupee that has been sliding against the U.S. dollar since the Iran conflict sent oil prices soaring. The…
We Said the Canada Ban Would Hurt. A Week Later, Here’s Who’s Feeling It
WASHINGTON – One week ago, at 12:01 a.m. Eastern on September 29, the U.S. shut the door on a long list of Canadian products. The Canada import ban blocks most packaged Canadian beer, wine and spirits, along with whey products, molasses and large-engine motorcycles. Seven days in, there’s no empty-shelf panic in American liquor stores.…
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Bombs Are Falling Near Hormuz and Wall Street Just Hit Another Record High
Why the S&P 500 keeps shrugging off the US-Iran war, and why the “TACO trade” may be running on borrowed time NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2026 A tanker caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz this week after being hit by an unknown projectile. The Pentagon is sending a third carrier strike group to the…
SpaceX Starship Flight 14 Reaches Orbit for the First Time in Historic Test
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 14 reached orbit for the first time on Monday, clearing the single biggest hurdle yet for the largest and most powerful rocket ever built and marking a turning point for Elon Musk’s plan to carry cargo and, eventually, people beyond Earth. The 407-foot rocket lifted off from the company’s Starbase site in…
India’s Goyal Courts 50+ US Industry Leaders in New York Supply Chain Partnership Taking Shape
India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal arrived in New York on May 29, 2026, for a closed-door roundtable with more than 50 of America’s most influential business executives and left with something more valuable than photo opportunities. He left with momentum. The event, hosted by the Consulate General of India in collaboration with the…
Political Strategy
See allTrump Just Bought Diesel From Putin, and Both Parties Are Furious
WASHINGTON – With diesel near record highs and the November 3 midterms less than four weeks away, President Donald Trump announced on October 9 that he had reached a deal with Vladimir Putin for Russia to send diesel to American and global markets. Within hours, the Treasury Department issued a Russian sanctions waiver to make…
Trump Says a Democratic Win Means 1929 All Over Again. We Checked
WASHINGTON – Three weeks before the November 3 midterm elections, President Donald Trump has settled on a closing argument about the economy: vote Republican, or watch the country slide into a new Great Depression. “If the Democrats win, you will have an economic depression, much like 1929,” Trump told voters this month. He used the…
Four Weeks Out, Trump Is Campaigning Almost Only Where He Already Won
WASHINGTON – With the November 3 midterm elections about four weeks away, President Donald Trump has hit the road for what he calls a “32-day blitz.” But a look at the map shows a pattern: nearly every stop on the Trump rally schedule so far has been in a state he carried comfortably in 2024.…
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