Tariffs

Semiconductors

Intel Takes an L, Pulling Back From Chip Biz Altera

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Altera specializes in a type of semiconductor that’s used in a variety of industries including telecom, defense, and robotics.

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Industrials

Manufacturing Discontent: Can Tariffs Spur Domestic Reindustrialization?

As a share of US GDP, the manufacturing sector has decreased from a nearly 25% peak in the 1950s to about 11% today.

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International Economics

A Tale of the Tape in the US-China Heavyweight Trade Bout

The Budget Lab projects that, with the current tariff levels, US and Chinese economies would both be 0.6% smaller in the long run.

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Inflation & Prices

Just in Time for Tariffs, Consumer Prices Finally Drop

That’s right: CPI fell 0.1% in March, according to the US Labor Department, marking the first month-over-month decline since May 2020.

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Consumer

Walmart, Uniqlo Join Retailers Touting Ways to Navigate Trade War

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A handful of retail executives hinted this week that they are eyeing some strategic advantages and opportunities amid the trade war.

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Consumer

Fasten Your Seatbelts: Airlines Brace for Tariff Turbulence

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Airline stocks are in a prolonged nosedive: Delta, American, and United have each fallen 35 to 45% this year.

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Big Tech

Bruised Apple Gives Investors Ringside Seats for Global Tariff Grudge Match

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The world’s largest public company by market cap had its biggest one-day wipeout since the Covid pandemic’s 2020 shock.

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