Trump threatens 10% tariff on countries backing BRICS 'anti-American policy': https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/07/trump-threatens-tariff-on-countries.html
Trump and his top aides initially said they would launch negotiations with scores of countries on tariffs, but the U.S. president has soured on that process after repeated setbacks.
"I signed some letters and they’ll go out on Monday,” Trump said, when asked about his tariff plans.
“The letters are better ... much easier to send a letter,” Trump said.
Gene therapy can restore hearing in adults, first-of-its-kind trial shows https://www.sciencealert.com/gene-therapy-can-restore-hearing-in-adults-first-of-its-kind-trial-shows Surprisingly, younger was not always better in…
WR Matthew Golden can 'play anywhere on the field' to help Packers 'go get that Lambeau Trophy' https://www.nfl.com/news/wr-matthew-golden-can-play-anywhere-on-the-field-to-help-packers-go-get-that-lamb…
Thailand to Offer US More Trade Concessions to Avert 36% Tariff (Patpicha Tanakasempipat/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-06/thailand-to-offer-us-more-trade-concessions-to-avert-36-tariff
http://www.memeorandum.com/250706/p28#a250706p28
Shield Technology Partners, which provides an AI-enabled managed IT service platform, launches with over $100M from Thrive Holdings and ZBS Partners (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/articles/thrive-capital-is-bettin…
I just had to buy a load of T-rails. Those are steel - yes, steel as in "tariff on". Fortunately I seem to have obtained a price that has not yet been raised.
(I recently needed to buy a replacement car and got clobbered by FFOTUS's initial mad-tariff announcement; I am figuring that I ended up paying between $10K and $20k more than I would have pre-FFOTUS going off his meds.)
US offers EU 10 percent tariff deal -- with caveats (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/us-eu-tariff-deal-donald-trump-trade-agreement/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250707/p124#a250707p124