• Japan's Ishiba Heads to G7 to Press Trump to Drop Auto Tariffs
  
  Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba heads to Canada on Sunday for trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, hoping to persuade him to drop trade tariffs that have imperiled Japan's auto companies and threaten to undermine his fragile government.The two are expected...
• Authorities Move to Crack Down on 'Gas Station Heroin'
  
  Health officials want you to think twice before buying one of those brightly colored little bottles often sold at gas stations, convenience stores and smoke shops.Sometimes called "gas station heroin," the products are usually marketed as energy shots or cognitive...
• Investors on Edge Over Oil Price Volatility
  
  Investors were on edge ahead of markets reopening late on Sunday, with risks ranging from heightened prospects of a broad Middle East war to U.S.-wide protests against President Donald Trump that threatened more domestic chaos.Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each...
• Taiwan Adds China's Huawei to Export Control List
  
  Taiwan's Commerce Ministry has added Chinese chipmakers Huawei Technologies and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) to its export control list, as trade and technology frictions between the self-ruled island, China and the United States increase.Inclusion...
• Elon Musk's X Sees Partial Recovery After Outage
  
  Social media platform X showed signs of recovery on Saturday after an outage disrupted access for thousands of users in the United States, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.Reports of disruptions had dropped to around 1,041 by 7:42 p.m. ET, down from a...
• Fed Set to Hold Rates Steady Despite Trump Pressure
  
  The US central bank is expected to keep interest rates unchanged for a fourth straight policy meeting this week, despite President Donald Trump's push for rate cuts, as officials contend with uncertainty sparked by the Republican's tariffs.While the independent Federal...
• Iran's Oil Industry Vulnerable as Conflict With Israel Escalates
  
  Israel has broadened the scope of its targets inside Iran for military strikes.
• Grover Norquist to Newsmax: Oil Price Surge a 'Blip' With Trump's Policies
  
  The price of oil has surged after Israel's deadly airstrikes on Iran, but that's likely just a "blip" because of the policies that are in place under President Donald Trump, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist told Newsmax on Saturday.
• Tech Giants Among Army's 250th Birthday Parade Sponsors
  
  Technology giants Oracle, Amazon, Coinbase, and Palantir are among the leading sponsors of the events surrounding Saturday's military parade in Washington, which will celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary.
• Trump Approves Nippon-U.S. Steel Deal, Companies Say
  
  President Donald Trump has approved the partnership between United States Steel Corp and Japan's Nippon Steel, the companies said on Friday.
• Supplier Cyberattack Leaves Empty Shelves at Whole Foods Stores
  
  Whole Foods is among retail grocers across the country experiencing shortages after a major supplier was hit by a cyberattack. Rhode Island-based United Natural Foods, Inc. reported the attack on June 5 in a report to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
• Wall Street Ends Sharply Lower as Iran Retaliates Against Israel
  
  Wall Street ended sharply lower Friday after Iran launched missiles at Israel in response to intensive Israeli strikes aimed at crippling Tehran's ability to build nuclear weapons.
• End of Pain Prevention: Germany Slides Into Depression
  
  Germany's economy is spiraling downward at an accelerating pace. Bankruptcies are exploding, and unemployment has quietly crossed the 3 million mark. The government's response? The same tired playbook: more debt, more spending, more control.
• McDonald's Settles Byron Allen's $10B Lawsuit Over Ads in Black-Owned Media
  
  McDonald's has settled a $10 billion lawsuit by the media entrepreneur Byron Allen challenging the fast-food chain's alleged refusal to advertise with Black-owned media.
• Dow Falls 870 Points as Israel-Iran Conflict Escalates
  
  The three major benchmark indexes fell dramatically Friday afternoon after Israel Defense Forces said that Iran launched missiles toward Israel late Friday local time, retaliating against for Israel’s airstrikes against Iran.
• Imports Drop 9% at L.A. Seaport, Busiest in US
  
  Imports to the busiest U.S. seaport at Los Angeles dropped 9% year-on-year in May, offering insight into how many shipments were canceled or put on hold after President Donald Trump slapped tariffs of 145% on goods from China.
• Vietnam Admitted as BRICS 'Partner Country'
  
  Vietnam has been formally admitted as a "partner country" of the BRICS group of major emerging economies, Brazil's government said Friday, as the bloc presses ahead with an expansion push.
• New $250 Annual Fee for All EVs - Is This Even Fair?
  
  You've just splurged on a shiny Tesla, Rivian, Hummer, Lucid or Chevy Bolt. Maybe you are thrilled to save on gas and shrink your carbon footprint. Then, a bill lands in your mailbox.
• 3 Ways China Is Pulling Ahead in the Innovation Race
  
  China remains one of the most asymmetric opportunities-and threats-in the world today.The prevailing narrative has been to dismiss it as "uninvestable."
• Wall Street Retains Fed Rate Cut Expectations Ahead of Policy Meeting
  
  Most Wall Street brokerages kept their forecasts for rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve unchanged after key economic readings, while investors shifted focus to next week's monetary policy meeting.
• Consumer Sentiment Rises for First Time in 2025 on Tame Inflation
  
  Consumer sentiment increased in June for the first time in six months, the latest sign that Americans' views of the economy have improved as inflation has stayed tame and the Trump administration has reached a truce in its trade fight with China.
• Tesla Upgrades Models S, X Cars, Raises Prices by $5K
  
  Tesla said it upgraded its Model S and Model X cars in the U.S. and raised their prices by $5,000, according to the electric vehicle maker's post on X and its website.
• US Equity Fund Outflows Ease on Cooling Inflation, Trade Deal Optimism
  
  U.S. equity funds witnessed the smallest weekly net disposal in four weeks in the week through June 11 as a smaller than expected rise in consumer prices in May, and a U.S. trade deal with China, eased investor worries.
• Global Airline, Travel Stocks Slide as Israel Strikes Iran
  
  Global airline stocks tumbled in premarket trading Friday as Israel's widescale strikes on Iran drove a more than 9% surge in oil prices and prompted carriers to clear out the airspace over Israel, Iran, Iraq and Jordan.
• CBO: Border Surge Hurt More Than Helped State, Local Economies
  
  Illegal immigration in 2023 cost local and state governments billions more than the tax revenue those same people generated, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) announced in a report released last week.

More Street Talk Stories