The Estate Tax Rewards The Wealthy For Funding Progressive Foundations
The income tax hits the nominal value of a capital gain at rates of up to 23.8%, creating a powerful disincentive against selling.
Power & Capital
Where state power meets the boardroom. Power & Capital is TIPP Insights' daily geoeconomic brief. We decode tariffs, sanctions, supply chains, energy, and global risk for the people who run companies. Five sharp stories every weekday, anchored by the monthly TIPP Geoeconomic Risk Index. Read it for what the headlines actually cost the bottom line.
Defund The U.N. Green Climate Fund
Unlike USAID, which doubled as a taxpayer-bankrolled slush fund for Democrats, the GCF hasn’t been taken down.
Disney Seeks Court Order To Halt FCC Action Against ABC
The lawsuit argues that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s actions violate Disney’s First Amendment rights.
The Imaginary World Of Fed “Independence”
Fed reporters such as the Wall Street Journal’s Nick Timiraos have been “reduced to reporting Fed backroom gossip because they’re incapable of performing real economic or monetary policy analysis without being spoon-fed.”
Trump-Backed Crypto Firm Partners With Venture Offering Chinese AI Models
WorldClaw offers access to about 90 AI models, nearly half of which were developed by Chinese firms including Alibaba, Baidu and Z.ai.
US Awards Raytheon $22.9 Billion Contract To Boost Tomahawk Production
The deal is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to strengthen the defense supply chain.
US Mortgage Rates Dip To 6.67% After Five Weeks Of Increases
Investors have also lowered their expectations for a September rate hike following the latest consumer price data.
US 30-Year Bond Yield Set To Reach Highest Level Since 2001
However, investors remain reluctant to increase exposure to long-duration securities despite yields reaching multi-year highs.
Which Risks Are Emerging As The US Oil Reserve Hits A 1983 Low
Oil prices also climbed, with West Texas Intermediate reaching about $82.13 a barrel and Brent crude rising to roughly $87.72.
FDA Proposal Tightens Rules For ‘Generally Recognized As Safe’ Ingredients
A study released in March found that at least 111 substances of uncertain safety had entered food, drinks and supplements without FDA notification.
The FCC And Brendan Carr Should Not Be Picking Winners And Losers
Carr believes broadcasters may be making deals that are helpful to them in the short term but damaging to local television in the long run
US Sanctions Cuban Military Officials, Firms Tied To Weapons Procurement
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designations under an executive order President Donald Trump signed in May
Sanders Warns AI CEOs To Halt Development
He cited recent incidents involving potentially dangerous biological research and AI models displaying unexpected behavior.
Trump’s Commerce Department As Venture Capitalist: Political Investment At Its Worst
Although the US is new to this policy, it isn’t the first country to do this, as France, Norway, Germany, China, and others have already seen governments purchase of partial ownership in private firms.
Senate Passes Russia, Iran Sanctions Bill Named After Lindsey Graham
The bill targets major purchasers of Russian oil and natural gas while expanding sanctions against senior Russian officials, their family members, and influential oligarchs.
AI Race Heats Up As China Challenges U.S. Leadership
Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue said China currently leads in open-source AI models and could challenge U.S. frontier models within the next year.