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Economics

Bottom Line Undercuts Hot Quarter for Top-Line US GDP

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Economists anticipated a 2.5% rate, so the better-than-expected top line figure was obviously cause for celebration, right?

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International Economics

Trump’s ‘Biggest Deal Ever’ With EU Prompts Yawn From Wall Street

The deal sets 15% baseline tariffs on EU goods and commits the bloc to buy billions of dollars worth of US energy and defense products.

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CIO Upside

White House Deregulation of AI Creates Fresh Pitfalls for Businesses

‘Part of the challenge is that (the executive orders) fundamentally misunderstand how the technology works’

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Blockchain

Stablecoins Are Here to Stay. Who Stands to Gain From Them?

Companies that have been waiting on the crypto sidelines are likely about to jump in the game following the passage of the GENIUS Act.

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International Economics

Tariffs ‘The World Can Live With’: US-Japan Trade Pact Pushes Markets to Record Highs

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While 15% tariffs would be nothing to toast in normal times, it seems pretty good after Trump first threatened Japan with a 24% tariff rate.

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Semiconductors

Nvidia Cashes in on Looser Export Controls

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Nvidia says the only way for the US to stay ahead of China in the Great AI Race is to keep selling AI-powering chips to China.

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Blockchain

Bitcoin Tops $120,000 With Congress Poised to Consider Key Crypto Bills

Nothing to boost an asset class like the most powerful legislative body in the world holding a week in your honor.

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Industrials

Wired-Up Copper Prices Signal a Tariff-Powered Shock to Consumer Wallets

A planned 50% tariff on copper has left commodities markets roiling and analysts toiling with the idea consumers paying for higher prices.

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Social Media

TikTok’s Digital Creators Working on US Version of Almost-Banned App

Even after TikTok is kicked off app stores later this year, the current app will keep working for US users until March.

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Markets

Where Are the Bond Vigilantes?

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The US debt is about the same as its entire economic output and is projected to grow if Trump’s megabill passes.

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