Treasury yields fall as markets await key jobs report

Treasury yields fall as markets await key jobs report

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 11, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as investors prepared for a batch of key economic releases, including the November nonfarm payrolls report, unemployment numbers, and October retail sales. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield … Read more

Ukraine peace talks progressing, Russia open to EU membership, U.S. officials say

Ukraine peace talks progressing, Russia open to EU membership, U.S. officials say

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a press conference at the Chancellery in Berlin, Dec. 15, 2025. John Macdougall | Afp | Getty Images American officials said Monday that a deal with Ukrainian leaders to end its war with Russia was nearly complete, even as territorial disputes remain unresolved and a strong security guarantee from the … Read more

New Trump tariffs collection hits $200 billion, Customs says

New Trump tariffs collection hits 0 billion, Customs says

President Donald Trump smiles from the field before the 126th America’s Game between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Dec. 13, 2025. Patrick Smith | Getty Images The United States has collected more than $200 billion in tariffs this year as a result of new duties imposed … Read more

Pentagon takes big stake in new Korea Zinc smelter in Tennessee, will get 10% of company

Pentagon takes big stake in new Korea Zinc smelter in Tennessee, will get 10% of company

The Defense Department is getting a 40% stake in a $7.4 billion mineral smelter to be built in Tennessee in partnership with Korea Zinc, Reuters reported Monday. The critical minerals smelting and processing facility could produce 540,000 tons of materials in the U.S. per year, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. The deal comes as … Read more

Ukraine gives up joining NATO in bid to shift the dial in Russia peace talks

Ukraine gives up joining NATO in bid to shift the dial in Russia peace talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at 10 Downing Street, in London, Britain, December 8, 2025. Toby Melville | Reuters Ukraine has said it’s willing to give up its aspirations to join NATO in return for security guarantees, as part of … Read more

Copper could hit ‘stratospheric new highs’ as hoarding of the metal in U.S. continues

Copper could hit ‘stratospheric new highs’ as hoarding of the metal in U.S. continues

Copper prices have soared this year, hitting multiple record highs, fueled by supply disruptions and as fears over U.S. tariffs have led to a surge in demand. The rally is set to continue into 2026. Citi analysts expect prices of the red metal to skyrocket on the back of stronger demand led by the energy … Read more

Stock futures are little changed as big week of economic data kicks off: Live updates

Stock futures are little changed as big week of economic data kicks off: Live updates

A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures were little changed on Sunday night following a mixed week on Wall Street amid a big … Read more

Trump wants the U.S. shipbuilding industry to be great again. Here’s what it will take, and what’s at stake

Trump wants the U.S. shipbuilding industry to be great again. Here’s what it will take, and what’s at stake

President Donald Trump has vowed to lead a revival in U.S. shipbuilding, but the success of this manufacturing renaissance in a key sector for national security will rely on the expertise from overseas. The administration’s goal of a shipbuilding boom is a part of Trump’s “Make America Great” policy agenda. Trump signed an executive order … Read more

End of ‘The Berkshire Way’? Combs’ departure isn’t only big change as Buffett transition nears

End of ‘The Berkshire Way’? Combs’ departure isn’t only big change as Buffett transition nears

(This is the Warren Buffett Watch newsletter, news and analysis on all things Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway. You can sign up here to receive it every Friday evening in your inbox.) Todd Combs’ surprise departure from Berkshire Hathaway got most of the attention when it was announced this week. There were also, however, several additional personnel … Read more

TSA is giving airline passenger data to ICE for deportation push: NYT

TSA is giving airline passenger data to ICE for deportation push: NYT

An employee with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checks the documents of a traveler at the Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank, California, U.S., Oct. 1, 2025. Daniel Cole | Reuters The Transportation Security Administration is giving U.S. immigration officials the names of every airline traveler as part of the Trump administration’s widespread deportation program, The … Read more