The Fed Is Stuck Fighting the Last War

Ranking the Best N.F.L. Players Available in Free Agency

Davante Adams won’t be the last star to change teams this off-season.

The New York Times - 4d

Danger for Republicans as ‘DOGE’ bites veterans

Jobs held by American veterans fell 175,000 last month.

MarketWatch - 4d

Report: CB Brandon Stephens to the Jets

Stephens had 70 total tackles last season with the Ravens.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

Suns' Devin Booker says 'vibes are low' for Mavericks since trading Luka Doncic to Lakers

Dallas stunned the NBA world by trading Doncic to Los Angeles last month

CBS Sports - 4d

David Ortiz’s Son Has Stepped Outside His Famous Father’s Shadow

There is a burden that comes with this particular last name in the Red Sox organization.

The New York Times - 3d

2025 NFL free agency: Steelers reach out to Mason Rudolph about a possible reunion, per report

Rudolph won his last three regular season starts in Pittsburgh

CBS Sports - 3d

Virginia high school athlete charged with assault and battery following viral track meet baton incident

The incident occurred during a state championship meet last week

CBS Sports - 1d

The Trump team administering economic shock therapy

Also in today’s newsletter, government spending hit a record high last month

Financial Times - 1d

Companies Might Soon Have to Tell You When Their Products Will Die

If everything’s computer, it would be nice to know how long computer last.

Wired - 1d

Weekly mortgage demand surges 11% higher, as interest rates dropped for the sixth straight week

Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest rate since October of last year, and that pushed demand even higher last week, after a substantial jump the previous week.

NBC News - 2d

Democrats struggle against relentless Republican hammering on immigration

Republicans put Democrats in the hot seat as they continue to try and win the messaging wars on immigration policy.

Politico - Mar. 5

Jeffrey Sachs and David Sacks take it to the ‘warmongers’ and Zelensky

There is a good chance that you have not read or heard about the horrific casualty numbers emanating from the war in Ukraine.

The Hill - 6d

Ukraine seeks to persuade US to resume aid in high-stakes talks

Zelenskyy in bid to persuade Trump he wants an end to war with Russia after freeze on military and intelligence aid

Financial Times - 4d

FirstFT: ‘Canada will never ever be part of America’

Also in today’s newsletter, Ford to inject more than €4bn into its German subsidiary and shadow war in the Baltic Sea

Financial Times - 4d

Trump is making Europe great again

The US president has provided the biggest stimulus towards European integration since the end of the cold war

Financial Times - 4d

With U.S. Aid Cuts No Longer a Threat, Rwanda Bets Big on Soft Power

Rwanda appears to be betting on its reputation as a key security partner and sports destination to minimize any backlash to its involvement in the war.

The New York Times - 3d

Tariffs could cost Americans an extra $1,600 a year. Here’s where to find that money in your household budget.

10 practical tips, tricks and hacks for fortifying your finances against a trade war.

MarketWatch - 3d

Starmer will not impose immediate UK counter-tariffs to US steel levies

PM to take a ‘cool-headed’ approach as he tries to steer clear of transatlantic trade war

Financial Times - 3d

Trump doubles tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum; floats 51st state again

Trump adds another 25% to tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum as the trade war between the countries continues to escalate.

ABC News - 3d

Ontario's Doug Ford warns of 'Trump recession,' threatens electrical shutoff to U.S.

Trump said that if Canada cuts off electricity exports to the United States as part of the ongoing trade war "they will pay a financial price for this."

CNBC - 3d

Trump 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum take effect, EU announces retaliation

Trump's tariff policies have rattled the stock market and raised fears of an economic slowdown, increased inflation and a global trade war.

CBS News - 2d

Lagarde says ‘impossible’ for ECB to always guarantee 2% inflation

Potential price pressure from trade war and debt-fuelled borrowing add to uncertainty, warns central bank president

Financial Times - 2d

What are tariffs and why is Trump using them?

Tariffs are a central part of Trump's political vision, but economists fear they could spark a trade war.

BBC News - 2d

German Arms Maker Rheinmetall Has Record Sales in ‘Era of Rearmament’

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the company moved quickly to meet Europe’s growing need for military spending.

The New York Times - 2d

US team headed to Moscow for Ukraine talks as Putin visits Kursk

President Trump says he can 'do things financially' that would be painful for Russia if the war continues.

BBC News - 1d

Russia says its forces have retaken key Kursk town of Sudzha

Push comes as Russian and US officials gear up for meeting to discuss end to Ukraine war

Financial Times - 1d

Peace talks are in parallel universe, say Ukraine front-line troops

Ukrainian soldiers on the battlefield say they don't expect to see the war end any time soon.

BBC News - 1d

Trump’s son talks golf not politics in meeting with Scotland’s first minister

John Swinney discusses investment with Eric Trump as tariff war intensifies and activists target Turnberry

Financial Times - 1d

Trump keeps talking about making Canada the 51st state. Is he serious?

President Donald Trump continued to belittle Canada and threaten it with joining the United States as the economic war with the country continued.

ABC News - 21h

Putin Stops Far Short of Agreeing to a Cease-Fire, and Adds Tough Conditions

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said the Russian leader had no desire to end the war, proposing conditions that made a truce unattainable.

The New York Times - 16h

Is a US recession inevitable?

Trump’s on-again, off-again trade war is creating market uncertainty and sending consumer confidence plummeting

Financial Times - 16h

3/13: CBS Evening News

U.S. business owners respond to tariff war; Norway ski jumping cheating scandal grows

CBS News - 16h

EU to remove 4 Russian nationals from sanctions list

Decision follows Hungary’s threat to block restrictions on more than 2,000 individuals sanctioned over Ukraine war

Financial Times - 8h

Tesla, Tariffs and a Market Meltdown

Even Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker is bracing for pain from the trade wars, as stocks fall into correction territory.

The New York Times - 9h

Gold hits $3,000 for first time on global growth fears

Precious metal has benefited amid steep sell-off in Wall Street stocks and concern over trade wars

Financial Times - 10h

Gold price hits $3,000 as trade tensions mount

Demand for the precious metal has surged amid economic uncertainty over the impact of the global trade war.

BBC News - 5h

Consumer sentiment plunges on worries about tariffs and inflation

Long-term inflation expectations jumped in March, showing intensifying consumer worries about President Trump's trade wars.

CBS News - 3h

Trump's quest to conquer Canada is confusing everyone

Canadians and Republicans alike are confounded as President Donald Trump increasingly links a trade war to his push to annex Canada.

NBC News - 3h

Trump claims Putin will be more 'generous' in peace talks than 'difficult' Ukraine

Even though President Donald Trump threatened Russia with sanctions, he claimed President Vladamir Putin is more "generous" when it comes to ending the war.

ABC News - Mar. 7

North Korea Says It’s Building a Nuclear-Powered Submarine

The announcement came amid fears that Pyongyang may be receiving crucial military technology from Russia in return for sending troops and weapons for its war against Ukraine.

The New York Times - 6d

The Fed Is Stuck Fighting the Last War

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