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Alleged 3-person smuggling operation accused of shifting tens of millions of dollars’ worth of AI chips to China potentially faces up to 20-year prison sentence

The defendants allegedly received $1 million payments from China-based companies.

PC Gamer · Aug 7, 2025

Nvidia H20 GPUs reportedly caught up in U.S. Commerce Department's worst export license backlog in 30 years — billions of dollars worth of GPUs and other products in limbo due to staffing cuts, communication issues

The U.S. Commerce Department is so behind on approving export licenses that billions of dollars worth of GPUs and other products are stuck in limbo waiting to be shipped, in the worst case of license stalling in over 30 years.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 4, 2025

Mark Cuban Says This Trump Administration Move Is 'One Of the Dumbest….'

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban blasted a Commerce Department plan under discussion to charge patent holders a percentage of their patent value, calling it "one of the dumbest ideas in the history of business."

Benzinga · Aug 1, 2025

First Solar, Other US Solar Firms Urge Trump Administration To Impose Tariffs On Solar Cell Imports From Indonesia, India, Laos

A group of U.S. solar panel manufacturers has called on the Commerce Department to impose tariffs on imports from Indonesia, India, and Laos. The manufacturers allege that these countries are saturating the market with low-cost goods.

Benzinga · Jul 18, 2025

The U.S. Would Need To Plant Up to 250,000 More Acres of Tomatoes To Replace Those Imported from Mexico

According to one analyst, the U.S. would need between 42,000 and 250,000 more acres growing tomatoes to replace Mexican imports.

Reason · Jul 16, 2025

US imposes a 17% duty on fresh Mexican tomatoes in hopes of boosting domestic production

The U.S. government says it's placing a 17% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

Texas lawmakers urge Trump to extend tomato trade agreement with Mexico

The 1996 agreement is set to expire Monday, which could raise the price of Mexican tomatoes and threaten thousands of Texas jobs.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 11, 2025

Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts

Downsizing at the National Weather Service appears to be part of an effort by Republicans to privatize such agencies

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025

Consumers saw a double whammy of bad news in May, pulling back on spending as inflation heated up

The economic bad vibes are hitting home.

Fortune · Jun 28, 2025

US Inflation Edges Up As Trump Renews Criticism Of Fed Chief

The US Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure logged a mild uptick Friday while spending weakened, triggering another tirade by President Donald Trump against the central bank chair for not cutting interest rates sooner.

International Business Times · Jun 27, 2025