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The springtime surge in U.S. auto sales landed with a thud in June, setting up a slowdown in the months ahead as carmakers digest tariffs on auto imports and consumers find fewer deals.

Tariff negotiations are running into roadblocks, as partners including Japan, India and the EU balk at signing deals without knowing how badly they’ll be hit by separate levies on exports.

EU leaders are set to debate their strategy in response to President Donald Trump’s trade war, with the choices coming down to accepting an unbalanced deal or risking escalation by striking back.

Tanker rates extended gains as tensions in the Middle East ratchet higher, with shipowners demanding bigger fees to call at ports in the Persian Gulf after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran.

U.S. tariff hikes on small packages from China triggered a slump in shipments last month, contributing to a huge drop in bilateral trade and roiling exporters like Shein and Temu.

The cost of hauling refined oil out of the Middle East surged on June 17 as shippers reacted to the conflict between Israel and Iran.

Electric aircraft maker Archer Aviation expects its defense-related sales to outstrip commercial air taxis in the short term.

Some oil tanker owners and managers have paused offering their vessels for Middle Eastern routes since June 13 as they assess the risks from Israel’s conflict with Iran.

The barrage of headlines has revived memories of the political upheavals and price spikes of the 1970s — and yet even when oil prices have jumped, it inevitably proved short-lived.

Israel’s airstrikes on Iran drove up freight rates and tanker stocks June 13 as traders and investors priced in the prospect of disruption to a large swath of the global oil-shipping fleet.