Monthly Archives: March 2026
A new 10% global tariff rate took effect today, setting the stage for a president’s State of the Union address. This policy is a direct response from the administration after the Supreme Court struck down more sweeping trade measures. All eyes are now on the upcoming speech, where the president is expected to defend this […]
A new 10% global tariff rate took effect today, introduced by the administration after the US Supreme Court struck down its previous, broader tariff policies. The President is expected to further discuss the reasoning behind this new tariff push in the upcoming State of the Union address. According to a chief economist from a major […]
A key measure of consumer confidence rose modestly in February, coming in above economist expectations at 91.2. While this represents a slight improvement over January’s reading, the broader trend remains downward when compared to the higher levels seen at the end of 2024. Digging deeper into the numbers reveals a mixed picture. The index measuring […]
U.S. stocks are rebounding today after fears surrounding artificial intelligence disrupted the market in Monday’s trading session. While concerns about the technology’s impact remain a focus, investor sentiment got a boost from some positive news in the software sector. The AI startup Anthropic unveiled a host of new enterprise capabilities for its Claude AI. This […]
President Donald Trump is preparing to highlight his administration’s efforts to ensure that the massive buildout of energy-hungry data centers by technology companies doesn’t end up raising electricity prices for consumers. This initiative is expected to be part of his upcoming State of the Union address, one of several economic announcements planned. As part of […]
Oil prices declined for a third consecutive day as the market reacted to conflicting signals over the potential for a diplomatic breakthrough between the United States and Iran. The key question on traders’ minds is whether the two nations can secure a nuclear deal and avert a military confrontation. West Texas Intermediate, the US benchmark, […]
Industry experts and global trading executives warn that Ivory Coast could be sitting on a massive stockpile of unsold cocoa—approximately 200,000 metric tons—by the time its main crop season concludes at the end of March. The growing crisis hinges on whether the government decides to cut state-regulated prices paid to farmers, a move that would […]
Gold prices retreated on Tuesday, pausing after a four-day rally that had been fueled by uncertainty over US trade policy and escalating tensions in the Middle East. The precious metal pared some of its earlier losses, which had seen it fall as much as 2.5%, finding some support from a weaker US dollar. This cooling […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has given a major AI company until Friday to comply with demands to remove safeguards from its artificial intelligence model or risk losing a significant Pentagon contract. The government also threatened to designate the company a supply chain risk, a move that could severely impact its business. At the heart of […]
Italy’s privacy regulator has ordered a local logistics unit of the e-commerce giant Amazon to stop using the personal information of more than 1,800 employees working at a warehouse northeast of Rome. The authority also mandated that the unit, Amazon Italia Logistica, must cease processing any data collected through four specific video-surveillance cameras that were […]