Brooke Sutherland

America-First Tariffs May Fuel America-Alone Supply Chains Amid Trump's tariff plans, manufacturers including Rockwell Automation and Snap-on are considering flip-flopping production to bypass the US for goods heading to other markets.

Companies are already flip-flopping export-oriented supply chains out of the US, raising the risk tariffs force manufacturers to isolate America in the same way they did China. It's the latest reminder tariffs have unintended effects.

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DOGE Says It’s Saved $55 Billion; Data Show Much Less The federal cost-cutting effort dubbed the Department of Government Efficiency says it has saved $55 billion in federal spending so far, but its website only accounts for $16.6 billion of that.

DOGE claimed to have wrought $8 billion in savings by killing one contract. Except it was worth $8 million, not $8 billion.

For context, ICE's total annual budget is about $9 billion.
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Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.

🚨BIG SCOOP: Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets

Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.

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The Conglomerate Model Works Very Well – Until It Doesn't Honeywell is the latest conglomerate to break up. But for all the bashing of the model, the general idea — namely stability through diversification — still persists.

The thing about the conglomerate model is that it works until it doesn’t. And once investors decide it’s no longer working, it can be incredibly difficult to change that narrative. And so Honeywell is joining the breakup craze. This week's newsletter: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... @bloomberg.com

Trump Tariff Playbook Starts With Price Increases for Manufacturers If Trump follows through on tariffs for Mexican imports, industrial supply chains will be hit hard and companies will look to pass on that extra cost.

It's anyone's guess what Trump's ultimate plan is for tariffs but manufacturers are planning to respond with price increases — including on heaters and air conditioners. This week's newsletter: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... via @bloomberg.com

US Military Giants Brace for Return of Trump 'Chaos Factor’ A more isolationist and penny-pinching America raises challenges for the business of bullets, bombs and fighter jets.

“If you're a defense contractor whose name doesn't end in X, you're probably worried — for good reason," says Rep. Seth Moulton. The more isolationist and penny-pinching America that Trump envisions will pose challenges for defense contractors. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... @bloomberg.com

Who Are These Federal Workers Trump Wants to Fire? The civilian workforce has barely grown in recent decades, is scattered across the country and accounts for a small fraction of US spending.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are going to find it harder than they think to cut spending and regulations by firing federal workers, says @byjustinfox.bsky.social via @opinion.bsky.social

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Musk Is Short-Circuiting the EV Revolution He Sparked Ending support for EVs will slow to a crawl the energy transition in the US and hand the global market to China.

Republicans may end up cutting the consumer EV tax credit but saving the manufacturing credits tied to jobs in their districts — in other words: ‘What do we want? No EVs! Where should we build them? Here!’
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CEOs Brace for the Chaos of Another Four Years of Trump The return of trade wars and governance-by-tweet.

“Nobody knows what’s going to happen. We can project, but the projection isn’t so comforting.” CEOs are preparing for a repeat of the chaotic, transactional governance of Trump's first term. www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com