The Latest Breaking News from Howard Lutnick

Commerce secretary begins process could let the government seize Harvard patents; Tammy Bruce nominated for deputy US ambassador to UN – key US politics stories from 9 August 2025

White House escalates offensive on Ivy League university by calling for review of federally funded research

The U.S. government has pledged to rectify a presidential executive order, which will result in the removal of overlapping tariffs on Japanese goods.

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."

China's cyberspace regulators have summoned Nvidia over security concerns about its H20 chips

And if Trump moves ahead with his threatened August 1 tariff hikes, prices will climb even more.

The Trump administration is contemplating a significant revamp of the U.S. patent system, which could potentially generate tens of billions of dollars in revenue. 

The United States has temporarily halted restrictions on technology exports to China, according to a Monday report from the Financial Times. This pause is intended to prevent disruptions to ongoing trade discussions with Beijing and to bolster President Donald Trump’s push for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later…

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On Sunday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the U.S. will announce the results of its semiconductor import probe in two weeks.

Major cryptocurrencies posted gains on Sunday evening as markets reacted positively to the Donald Trump administration’s landmark trade agreement with the European Union, with analysts attributing the improved risk sentiment to driving momentum in digital assets.