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We will respond very harshly.

— US President Donald Trump spoke in an interview with CBS News about the situation in Iran and threatened decisive action if the Iranian government were to execute demonstrators.

If the Department of Justice believes an investigation into Chair Powell is warranted based on project cost overruns—which are not unusual—then Congress needs to investigate the Department of Justice.

— Lisa Murkowski, the senator from Alaska, spoke about the motivations behind the investigation into Jerome Powell.

A cap might enable people to pay off some debt at a lower rate than they otherwise thought they were going to.

— Dr. Samuel Gregg discussing the potential benefits of a credit card interest rate cap for cardholders.

The next popular explosion will come. It is only a matter of time.

— Ali Fathollah-Nejad made this statement in the context of the massive repression and economic misery in Iran.

We are at a moment of time when people have a lot on their mind. They worry about the price of electricity. They wonder what this big data center will mean to their water supply.

— Brad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, spoke at an event in Great Falls, Virginia, addressing community concerns about data centers.

The tax revenues are a flash in the pan that lasts a generation - after that, these revenues dry up because the Chinese state or international corporations that have bought up family businesses never inherit.

— Jens Steffien comments on the long-term effects of inheritance tax on German companies and their heirs.

At a time of global trade disruption, Canada is focused on building a more competitive, sustainable and independent economy.

— Mark Carney, Canadian Prime Minister, discussing Canada's economic strategy amidst strained US-Canada relations.

The weather poses additional challenges – extraordinary challenges.

— President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks in his daily video address about the difficult conditions in the Ukraine war.

Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America.

— President Donald Trump stated this in a post on Truth Social.

Apple's decision to use Google's Gemini models for Siri shifts OpenAI into a more supporting role, with ChatGPT remaining positioned for complex, opt-in queries rather than the default intelligence layer.

— Parth Talsania, CEO of Equisights Research, on the impact of the Apple and Google partnership on OpenAI.

Inflation remains a challenge, with core PCE inflation holding above the Federal Reserve's 2% target for 55 months.

— Seema Shah, chief global strategist at investment firm Principal Asset Management, in a Tuesday email.

Especially when tech companies are so profitable, it's both unfair and politically unrealistic for our industry to ask the public to shoulder added electricity costs for AI.

— Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith said in a statement.