Why the markets keep getting Trump wrong

The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) should have been their first clue. Global investors’ repeated miscalculation of US President Donald Trump’s far-reaching intentions regarding tariffs has left them playing a chaotic game of catch-up. The result has been four trillion dollars in value wiped off the S&P 500 since its peak in February. That was…

DOGE Cuts $2.1 Million Consulting Contract in Democratic Republic of Congo

The Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) latest round of cuts featured 80 contracts totaling hundreds of millions of dollars, including $2.1 million for a “senior advisor in the Democratic Republic of Congo.” DOGE, the Trump administration’s Elon Musk-led auditing machine, announced the newest cancellations in a Wednesday X post: According to the department, the “wasteful”…

Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 741: Breitbart’s John Carney on What Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Mean for American Workers

Breitbart Economics Editor John Carney joins host Mike Slater to discuss the world and market’s reaction to President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs announcement and what it means for American workers going forward. Slater also discusses the history of America’s use of tariffs. The Breitbart News Daily Podcast runs Monday through Friday as a “Director’s Cut”…

TRUMP EFFECT CONTINUES: March Border Apprehensions Fall to Historic Low Level — Down 95 Percent from Last Year

Trump officials state that operational control of the U.S.-Mexico border is becoming a reality. The statement follows another month of declining apprehensions of illegal border crossers entering the U.S. from Mexico. The apprehensions fell by more than 1,1oo from February’s historic low. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials reported that border encounters along the U.S.-Mexico…