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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Breaking down Zohran Mamdani's affordability proposals for NYC by the numbers -- from universal childcare to a pilot program of five city-run grocery stores with stable prices: www.businessinsider.com/zohran-mamda...

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Breaking down Zohran Mamdani's proposals by the numbers: What has he planned and how much will it cost

The Democratic candidate is leading the polls. Here are his affordability-centered plans, and what may stand in the way.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

I spent the past week covering California DMV's lawsuit against #Tesla at the Oakland Administrative Court, which alleges Tesla misled consumers on what its driver assistance systems are capable of: www.businessinsider.com/tesla-licens...

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Tesla's ability to sell cars in California hangs in the balance after a weeklong 'high-stakes' court hearing

California's DMV sued Tesla in 2022 and is seeking to suspend Tesla's ability to sell cars in the state for at least 30 days.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

China has a significant card to play in its trade negotiations with the US, which could not only put the Trump administration in a bind but also impact a wide range of consumer goods: www.businessinsider.com/china-rare-e...

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Rare earth minerals are the biggest card China can play in its negotiations with Trump

China's dominance in rare earths minerals can cause a shortage for US consumers in everything from cars to TV remotes.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Trump has four more swings at implementing his tariffs — even if courts strike down his use of the IEEPA. New from me on what the White House could be planning next: www.businessinsider.com/what-may-hap...

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4 moves the Trump administration could make if courts strike down its tariffs

Trump may have four more ways to impose duties even if the court strikes down his IEEPA tariffs, but those could be complicated and limited moves.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

#journorequest Looking to speak to folks who are facing a huge uncertainty this year due to tariffs/general economic sentiment. Are you a business looking to hire but is now holding back, or someone looking to buy a home or have kids but is now unsure? DM or email me at katherineli@insider.com!

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Elon Musk and Trump's friendship has officially and publicly unraveled. Here's how it happened, minute by minute: www.businessinsider.com/a-timeline-o...

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How the nasty feud between Trump and Musk unfolded minute by minute

The two powerful men's friendship has publicly unraveled. Here's how it happened, minute by minute.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Tesla came up short in its first-quarter earnings on Tuesday, missing Wall Street's estimates amid a slump in sales and looming uncertainty in the auto industry: www.businessinsider.com/tesla-earnin...

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5 big takeaways from Tesla's first-quarter earnings call

Tesla execs talked affordable models, tariffs, DOGE, and more. Investors were more optimistic — at least temporarily.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Harvard University recruited a lineup of law firms and lawyers with ties to allies of President Donald Trump to sue the Trump administration over freezing billions in federal grants and contracts: www.businessinsider.com/harvard-tapp...

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Harvard tapped attorneys with GOP ties to sue Trump in funding freeze showdown

Harvard University recruited a lineup of conservative law firms and lawyers to sue the Trump administration over freezing billions in federal grants.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Trump said Thursday that he expects an agreement "over the next three to four weeks" that would end the escalating trade war with China. But China may be under less pressure than the US to settle on a deal. Here is why: www.businessinsider.com/experts-weig...

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Trump says China trade deal is weeks away. But does Beijing have the upper hand?

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he expects an agreement "over the next three to four weeks" to end the escalating trade war with China.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Markets sank sharply on Wednesday after back-to-back tariff-related headlines from Nvidia and the Federal Reserve rattled investor confidence. Here is how much the "Magnificent 7" lost since Trump's inauguration and over the last day: www.businessinsider.com/magnificent-...

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Here is how much the Magnificent 7 lost after stocks tanked over tariff warnings from the Fed and Nvidia

Investors were rattled on Wednesday as dual tariff related news from Nvidia and the Fed trigger a sharp stock sell-off.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said at her town hall session in Cobb County, Georgia, on Tuesday that DOGE-like groups that "reduce waste, fraud, and abuse" should be "in every part of government," in a new Republican push for DOGE to go local: www.businessinsider.com/marjorie-tay...

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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she wants to see DOGE-like offices at the local level

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said at her town hall session in Georgia that DOGE-like groups should be "in every part of government."

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

The Liberty Justice Center, on behalf of the small businesses, filed a lawsuit in the US Court of International Trade on Monday challenging Trump's authority to impose #tariffs by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act: www.businessinsider.com/small-busine...

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A wine importer, pipe-maker, and fishing gear shop want to take down Trump's tariffs

Five small businesses joined together to challenge Trump's authority to impose tariffs in a lawsuit filed Monday.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

To avoid steep price hikes for consumers, US businesses are pressuring their Chinese suppliers to lower prices after Trump imposed massive tariffs. But Chinese suppliers may have very little margins to give, and the tariffs will fall on consumers: www.businessinsider.com/us-companies...

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US companies are demanding price cuts from Chinese suppliers to mitigate tariffs — but there's nothing left to squeeze

US firms are trying to get price cuts from Chinese suppliers to mitigate tariffs, but supply chain experts say there are no margins left.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

A lawsuit against the foundations of Trump’s tariffs is in the works. Filed in Florida, this lawsuit from a small business owner argues that Trump’s method of imposing tariffs is unconstitutional: www.businessinsider.com/small-women-...

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A small women-owned business in Florida is suing Trump over tariffs — with help from a Libertarian legal group

Emily Ley, owner of a small stationary company in Florida, filed a lawsuit that could undo all of Trump's tariffs

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

After making high-dollar donations and, in some cases, appearing at President Donald Trump's 2025 inauguration, billionaire tech and finance CEOs are watching their companies' stocks plunge: www.businessinsider.com/trump-inaugu...

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These companies — or their leaders — donated to Trump's inauguration. Here's how much their share prices have dropped since then.

The recent stock market downturn has affected share prices of Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Tesla, Uber, Goldman Sachs, and Oracle.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

As Tesla sees cratering sales and faltering investor confidence, marketing experts say CEO Elon Musk has repelled the precise political demographic mostly likely to buy his vehicles — and that the path to recovery may not be easy: www.businessinsider.com/tesla-sales-...

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Tesla could save itself from a tailspin in sales and shares — by learning from airline disasters

As Tesla sees cratering sales, marketing experts say it could rebrand by learning from post-disaster airline companies.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

If you've noticed an uptick in emails from your boss during weekends, are facing strict return-to-office orders, or are being told to accomplish more with less, economic uncertainty and DOGE could be to blame: www.businessinsider.com/work-life-ba...

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DOGE and economic uncertainty are coming for your work-life balance

If you've been facing strict RTO policies and receiving emails from your bosses on weekends, DOGE and fears of a recession could be to blame.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Global markets tumbled after Trump unveiled his "Liberation Day" tariffs, sending shock waves through stock indexes and slamming shares of companies reliant on global supply chains: www.businessinsider.com/stock-market...

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Dow drops 1,200 points as global markets crater after Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs

US stocks plummeted at the open. The Nasdaq was down more than 4%, the 10-year Treasury yield hit its lowest level since October, and oil prices dropped 7%.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs on Wednesday took aim at unlikely targets — a collection of remote Antarctic territories uninhibited by humans and best known for penguins, seabirds, and glaciers: www.businessinsider.com/trumps-liber...

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Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs hit remote Antarctic Islands only inhabited by penguins, sea birds, and seals

Trump imposed a 10% tariff on collection of remote Antarctic territories uninhabited by humans, home only to penguins and seals.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Willkie Farr & Gallagher, the law firm where Doug Emhoff, former Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, is a partner, is pledging at least $100 million in pro bono legal work for causes aligned with "conservative ideals," Trump said via social media: www.businessinsider.com/willkie-doug...

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Activists call for Doug Emhoff to resign after the law firm where he is a partner pledges pro bono work for Trump

The law firm that employs Doug Emhoff is pledging at least $100 million in pro bono legal work for causes aligned with "conservative ideals," Trump said.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Sam Altman and OpenAI dropped two big pieces of news on Monday: The startup has secured a massive private funding round that values it at $300 billion and is releasing an open-weight language model with the most advanced reasoning capabilities since GPT-2: www.businessinsider.com/openai-sam-a...

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OpenAI is now valued at $300 billion as Sam Altman teases a more open model

OpenAI announced on Monday that it raised $40 billion in its latest funding round and is now valued at $300 billion.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Columbia University's interim president, Katrina Armstrong, resigned on Friday, just a week after the school accepted a controversial set of demands from the Trump administration in order to restore federal funding: www.businessinsider.com/columbia-uni...

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Columbia University's interim president resigned after the school agreed to Trump's demands

Katrina Armstrong, who took over as interim president at Columbia in August, resigned amid a tumultuous year for the university.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

In continuation of an ongoing campaign against Big Law, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday taking aim at WilmerHale, a law firm linked to his political adversaries that led past investigations into his administration: www.businessinsider.com/trump-big-la...

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Trump adds another firm, WilmerHale, to his Big Law vendetta

Trump escalated his targeting of Big Law firms with new executive order Thursday revoking security clearance and contracts for WilmerHale.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The Trump administration and its allies have ramped up the pressure ahead of a planned protest on March 29 that aims to target 500 Tesla showrooms worldwide: www.businessinsider.com/pressure-mou...

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Pressure ratchets up from Trump administration, Musk, and allies ahead of planned Tesla Takedown mass protests

An organizer of the Tesla Takedown protest said she faced doxxing and online threats.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said if you complain about a missed Social Security check, you might be a fraudster. He said that his mother-in-law would not complain about a missed check: www.businessinsider.com/howard-lutni...

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says his mother-in-law wouldn't complain if her Social Security check didn't arrive this month

You might be a fraudster if you complain about a missed Social Security check, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told the All-In podcast.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Investor Danny Moses, best known for his prescient bet against mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial crisis, is sounding the alarm again — this time over DOGE cuts: www.businessinsider.com/danny-moses-...

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The investor who predicted the 2008 financial crisis is sounding the alarm again — this time over DOGE cuts

The investor who predicted the 2008 financial crisis is sounding the alarm again over how DOGE's federal funding cuts could hit the economy.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

The vice chair of Canada's second-largest airline says Canadians are avoiding the US as a travel destination in favor of South American countries: www.businessinsider.com/canadians-bo...

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Canadians are trading travel to the US for South America instead, WestJet Airlines says

Canadians are opting for South America over the US when choosing travel destinations amid trade tensions, says WestJet Airlines.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

A special batch of single-origin Mexican chiles that is currently not available in the US is now waiting to cross the border. But they might never make it to your dinner table thanks to Trump's tariffs: www.businessinsider.com/single-origi...

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Single-origin Mexican chiles could finally be available in the US. But thanks to tariffs, you may never taste them.

Single-origin heirloom Mexican chiles could finally be accessible in the US. But thanks to Trump's tariffs, they may never make it to your spice racks

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday that the market may be "overreacting a bit" to policies rolled out by the new Trump administration — and that he doesn't think there will be a recession: www.businessinsider.com/steven-mnuch...

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Here's Steven Mnuchin's take on those Trump 2.0 recession fears

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the market may be "overreacting a bit" to policies rolled out by the new Trump administration.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

David Sacks, appointed by President Donald Trump as the administration's "crypto czar," said the federal government may have lost more than $16 billion by selling off its bitcoins too early: www.businessinsider.com/david-sacks-...

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David Sacks says the US may have lost over $16 billion in early liquidation of bitcoins

Trump's executive order launching a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve marks a shift in US crypto policy, as David Sacks reveals a $16 billion bitcoin misstep.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

I talked to the owner of a bar in Canada who is planning on eliminating all US products from his business. He lists disrespect toward Canada's sovereignty as the main reason (among many others) why he is protesting: www.businessinsider.com/canada-pub-o...

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I'm a Canadian bar owner who plans to stop using all US products in protest — from bourbon to takeout boxes

A Canadian pub owner is eliminating all US products in protest, from American bourbon to takeout boxes, amid tariff tensions.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Protests are spreading against Elon Musk's involvement with DOGE and Trump. I talked to @alexwinter.com who created the Tesla Takedown website, and these are the scenes at a Tesla showroom protest in Berkeley on Saturday: www.businessinsider.com/tesla-showro...

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Growing protests target Tesla showrooms with Mariachi bands, raccoon puppets, and cardboard Cybertrucks

Tesla protests are growing nationwide as anger grows over Elon Musk's ties to Trump and DOGE.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Americans are on edge after recent air travel disasters, and some are ditching flying altogether. Social media and recent FAA firings have made such anxieties worse: www.businessinsider.com/americans-fe...

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Americans are afraid to fly after recent crashes — social media and DOGE aren't helping

Recent plane crashes and FAA firings are driving Americans' fear of flying, but aviation experts say travel by air is still extremely safe.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

In a win for federal probationary workers, a federal judge ruled today that except for its own employees, "OPM does not have any authority whatsoever, under any statute in the history of the universe," to direct another federal agency to fire their workers: www.businessinsider.com/judge-rules-...

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Judge says mass firings of probationary employees by the Trump administration were invalid

A judge ruled the OPM must retract memos calling for mass layoffs of probationary employees.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

The death comes as Texas battles a growing measles outbreak that has surged from a handful of cases to at least 124 infections since early February, mostly among children. The child who died was not vaccinated: www.businessinsider.com/unvaccinated...

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Unvaccinated child in Texas dies of measles as outbreak surges past 130 in two states

Texas faces an increasingly severe measles outbreak with over 130 cases and one child fatality amid declining vaccination rates.

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Katherine Li @katherineli.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Donald Trump fired Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and nominated Lt. Gen. Dan Caine as Joint Chiefs chairman, but military experts say Caine may be missing important qualifications compared with past picks for chairman: www.businessinsider.com/air-force-li...

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Meet Dan Caine, the lieutenant general turned venture capitalist Trump tapped for the military's top spot

President Donald Trump nominated Lt. Gen. Dan "Razin" Caine as chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Military experts told BI it was an unusual choice.

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