Trump Says SoftBank’s $100B Commitment To US Is ‘Monumental Demonstration Of Confidence In America’s Future’

Japanese company SoftBank SFTBFSFTBY announced a $100 billion investment and 100,000 jobs created in a commitment to the U.S. on Monday, confirming earlier reports. What Happened: SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son made the announcement alongside President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago Monday, showing his confidence in the economic health of the U.S. since Trump won the 2024…

Protectionism in an Age of Free Trade

President Trump takes a lot of heat – as a Republican – for being comfortable advocating for the use of tariffs. We live in an age of free trade.  For almost fifty years now, the prevailing economic theory concerning imported goods has been the simplistic statement that “tariffs are bad,” because they’re a tax on…