Trump Unveils $12B Aid Package for Affected Farmers

 

WASHINGTON — President Trump announced on Monday a US$12 billion aid package to support US farmers affected by tariffs and rising costs. He unveiled plan at a White House roundtable with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Treasury Secretary Bessent, lawmakers and growers. Officials said roughly US$11 billion will fund a new...

Granite City Furnace Reopening Signals Return of Production

 

Harrisburg, Pa. — U.S. Steel announced Thursday that it will restart steel slab production at Granite City Works in southern Illinois after idling the last blast furnace in 2023. The company reversed an earlier plan to wind down a processing mill and cited rising customer demand and confidence in safely...

Companies Announce Equity Offerings and Closings This Week

 

United States — Six public companies announced or closed equity offerings this week. Soluna Holdings announced a $32 million registered direct offering on Dec. 5 and closed it Dec. 8; Atlas Lithium priced a $10 million registered direct offering Dec. 5; Reed’s priced a $10 million public offering and associated...

Eleven Firms Publish Quarterly Results, Offer Forward Guidance

 

United States. Eleven companies released quarterly financial results this week through Associated Press summaries using Zacks Investment Research data. Retailers, software firms and service providers reported net income or losses, revenue totals, adjusted per-share earnings, and forward guidance on Wednesday and Thursday. Notable beats included NCino, HealthEquity, Five Below, Guidewire,...

U.S. Christmas Tree Market Shifts with Tariffs, Weather

 

United States: Retail and farm reporting show real Christmas tree demand increased this season as tariffs raised artificial tree prices and weather events affected supply nationwide. Michigan farms expect about two million trees and $45 million revenue this year; Vermont reports 3,495 production acres. Tariffs on Chinese imports average 47.5...

Emergency alert platform breach disrupts multiple U.S. municipalities

 

East Peoria, Ill. officials this week said a cyberattack on the OnSolve CodeRED emergency-alert platform removed subscriber data and may have published it online. Crisis24/OnSolve confirmed data appears published while investigations continue. Nearby jurisdictions including Jackson, Cuyahoga County and Carbon County reported related service disruptions or compromised subscriber information. Municipalities...

Federal provision prompts broad hemp sales restrictions

 

United States — A recent government spending bill ending the federal shutdown, signed by President Donald Trump, includes a provision that would ban many hemp-derived products, prompting federal, state and local officials to respond nationwide. States and municipalities have proposed measures, including Chicago alderman Marty Quinn’s proposal to ban sales...

Idaho secures EV funds, community projects, budget concerns

 

Boise, Idaho. State entities announced statewide infrastructure, philanthropy and recent budget updates. Federal NEVI funding will complete Idaho’s electric vehicle charging plan after earlier delays, with about $29 million allocated from 2022–2026. Congressman Mike Simpson reported $3 million in community project funding for the University of Idaho’s Idaho CAFE dairy...

ABTC Shares Plunge After Private Placement Unlock

 

New York, American Bitcoin Corp.'s stock plunged after a share unlock on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Early investor lockup expirations released pre-merger private placement shares, driving selling that pushed ABTC 40–50% intraday and forced trading halts. Trading volume surged, and the drop extended to parent miner Hut 8, which fell...

Sunrise Announces Contracts, Patents, and Pilot Funding Expansion

 

DOVER, USA. Sunrise New Energy announced this week that its Guizhou subsidiary secured multiple supply contracts, patents and government funding advancing solid-state and fast-charging anode materials. The company signed a $30 million, 10,000-ton annual supply agreement with Guizhou Jiaying on Dec. 2, and a $15.1 million, 5,000-ton contract with Pylontech...