USA & Canada Intelligence Brief — Tuesday, May 19, 2026
A packed North American brief highlights Bill Cassidy’s primary loss, ongoing LIRR strike disruptions, Trump’s reported Q1 trades, a Supreme...
May 18, 2026The US is the center of the AI boom and the tech giants reshaping every industry – and the selloffs and lawsuits that follow. The Rio Times tracks Silicon Valley, the AI buildout, the chip and platform giants and the market they drive, with an eye on how the AI wave reaches Latin American economies and labor.
A packed North American brief highlights Bill Cassidy’s primary loss, ongoing LIRR strike disruptions, Trump’s reported Q1 trades, a Supreme...
May 18, 2026
Friday closed the week Kevin Warsh took the Fed on a 54-45 Senate vote, the S&P 500 broke above 7,500...
May 15, 2026
Wednesday saw North American markets digesting a hot April PPI print. The S&P 500 closed Tuesday at 7,400.96 (-0.16%); Nasdaq...
May 13, 2026
April CPI rose 3.8% YoY—highest since May 2023—sending Nasdaq futures down 1% and oil past $101. What it means for...
May 12, 2026
S&P 500 hits record 7,300, DRAM ETF surges 30% in a week, CPI due Tuesday, and Warsh Fed vote looms...
May 11, 2026
US nonfarm payrolls rose 115,000 in April against a 65,000 consensus while unemployment held at 4.3 percent, but the BLS...
May 8, 2026
USA-Canada Pulse May 6: AMD +16% on AI chip guidance; ADP +109K beats; SEC ends mandatory quarterly reports; Carney-Sheinbaum CUSMA...
May 6, 2026
USA-Canada Pulse May 5: Section 122 tariffs expire July 24; Magnificent 7 $725B capex; Powell stays on Fed Board; Carney...
May 5, 2026
USA & Canada Pulse for May 4: Project Freedom Hormuz operation begins, War Powers 60-day clash, S&P record, Powell final...
May 4, 2026