Chicago grains futures rose Monday on hopes the US may be nearing a compromise to end the longest government shutdown on record, restoring access to agricultural data. The possible compromise comes after the US Senate on Sunday advanced a deal to end the shutdown with the support of a group of moderate Democrats. The Senate…
Calling the peak for anything is dangerous. So here goes: We’ve reached peak tariffs, as both an economic weapon and almost certainly as a political one. President Donald Trump signaled as much on Sunday when he turned to social media and declared people who oppose tariffs “are FOOLS!” He then offered everyone a tariff “dividend”…
Senate Democrats are pushing the Trump administration for more information on US efforts to prevent American private equity and venture capital firms from bankrolling advances by China and other adversaries in key technologies including artificial intelligence and quantum computing. In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, five Democratic senators demanded a update on plans…