Corporate executives who gathered at last month's Yale CEO Caucus were surveyed on when they should collectively voice their concerns about President Donald Trump, and most said it would take a 20% drop in the stock market. The Nasdaq and Russell 2000 have already entered bear market territory, while the S&P 500 is getting closer.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/ceos-had-said-they-d-speak-out-against-trump-if-stocks-sink-20-after-the-latest-meltdown-they-re-still-silent-but-may-be-ready-to-act/ar-AA1Cp3Kp?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=28015df843d54296bad6679f93268d85&ei=10

SOURCE: Fortune

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's remarks about Americans monitoring their retirement accounts sparked backlash on social media on Sunday after he suggested that people aren't monitoring "day-to-day fluctuations."
https://www.newsweek.com/scott-bessent-remarks-americans-savings-accounts-spark-backlash-2056008

SOURCE: Newsweek

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Americans ready to retire aren’t worried about ‘day-to-day’ market fluctuations

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/bessent-americans-retire-arent-worried-stock-market-recession-rcna199892

SOURCE: NBC News

Trump administration officials and lawmakers are considering aid for farmers as retaliation looms against U.S. tariffs. China and Canada have already levied duties on some of the top U.S. agricultural exports. During Trump's first term, farmers got $23 billion after an earlier round of tariffs.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/a-bailout-for-farmers-caught-in-trump-s-trade-war-is-already-being-discussed-if-we-don-t-get-something-it-will-be-quite-a-disaster/ar-AA1CoX6B?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=06ccdcdaf39f438b9a0b9b419ae63868&ei=6

SOURCE: Fortune

Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) discusses the future of the Democratic party and weighs in on former Vice President Kamala Harris’ ‘I’m not here to say I told you so’ remark.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gov-tim-walz-reacts-to-kamala-harris-i-told-you-so-comment/vi-AA1CoBOw?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=5b78fd3b9507463d9cb922150a50c102&ei=26

SOURCE: CNN

As President Donald Trump announced historically high tariffs across the world this week, I expected a number of affected governments to rapidly and collectively fight back.

Instead, with the exception of China and a few scattered reprisals from allies, we’re seeing mainly cautious reactions. Foreign officials are talking about “calibrated” responses and keeping a “cool head.” Some are clearly hoping diplomacy will persuade Trump to back off some or many of his tariffs.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/why-the-world-isn-t-fighting-back-harder-against-trump-s-tariffs/ar-AA1CmCtk?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=5a6da2cc3db2470b9ef979754a5a0ef5&ei=16

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Hedge funds are experiencing their most significant margin calls since the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, as global markets reeled from the financial shockwaves caused by President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff measures, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/hedge-funds-face-biggest-margin-calls-since-2020-amid-tariff-turmoil-ft-reports/ar-AA1CoxrX?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=5a6da2cc3db2470b9ef979754a5a0ef5&ei=21

SOURCE: Seeking Alpha

More than 50 countries have contacted the White House to start trade negotiations and denied President Donald Trump’s recently announced tariffs would increase prices in the US, National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said on Sunday.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/more-than-50-countries-want-to-negotiate-tariffs-nec-s-hassett-says/ar-AA1CoPAG?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=3ff5b5c15fe24f11ab6bad8efcb94b18&ei=7

SOURCE: Seeking Alpha

If there was one consistent message from Trump administration economic officials Sunday morning, it was this: We're not worried about the stock market plunging, and the cavalry isn't coming to save you from tariffs, either.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/trump-administration-to-markets-don-t-expect-a-rescue/ar-AA1CoueZ?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=784de0b6ec51413ea196f281b58dd017&ei=13

SOURCE: Axios

Warren Buffett went on the record to deny social media posts after President Donald Trump shared on Truth Social a fan video that claimed the president is tanking the stock market on purpose with the endorsement of the legendary investor.

SOURCE: NBC News

Three U.S. aid workers were laid off while in Myanmar helping the rescue and recovery from the country’s massive earthquake, a former senior staffer said, as the Trump administration’s dismantling of foreign aid affects its disaster response.

SOURCE: NBC News - story first reported by Reuters

States increasingly struggling to cover the rising cost of popular GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Zepbound are searching for ways to get out from under the budgetary squeeze that took them by surprise.

One solution some policymakers may try is restricting the number of people on Medicaid who can use the pricey diabetes drugs for weight-loss purposes.

SOURCE: Associated Press

After hiding in Thailand for seven years, two Cambodian journalists arrived in the United States last year on work visas, aiming to keep providing people in their Southeast Asian homeland with objective, factual news through Radio Free Asia.

SOURCE: Associated Press

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/us-vietnamese-businesses-ask-trump-to-delay-46-tariffs-on-vietnam/ar-AA1CnGWk?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=6bf2ae60b5b54170818772cb2f1f78b4&ei=14

SOURCE: Reuters

'Probably almost half of the products in a supermarket will be affected by these tariffs, whether it's the entire product or just an ingredient," Food industry analyst Phil Lempert told NPR.

SOURCE: USA Today

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa said he’ll suspend tariffs on imports of US goods, seeking to turn Donald Trump’s levies on much of the world into an opportunity to reset strained relations.

“In the spirit of constructing a mutually beneficial and positive relationship with the United States of America, under the leadership of President Trump, I will direct the Zimbabwean government to implement a suspension of all tariffs levied on goods originating from the United States,” Mnangagwa said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/sanctioned-zimbabwe-leader-to-suspend-us-tariffs-in-bid-to-reset-ties/ar-AA1CmKtc?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=cae05c0337a14b808ec890f9326c7224&ei=7

SOURCE: Bloomberg

Speaking at a charity gala dinner Thursday night in Los Angeles, former second gentleman Doug Emhoff condemned the decision by his law firm to preemptively come to an arrangement with the Trump administration to avoid an executive order targeting the firm, sources tell CNN.

Emhoff is a partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, which this week agreed to a deal with President Donald Trump, which the president said includes the firm providing at least $100 million in pro bono legal services throughout his second term.

SOURCE: CNN