Trump Administration Adds Alibaba to Pentagon '1260H' List
Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Donald Trump with this daily recap compiled by The Fly.PENTAGON 1260H LIST:The Trump administration is expected to add companies, including Alibaba, to its Pentagon "1260H" list of firms allegedly aiding China's military, Reuters' Michael Martina and Alexandra Alper. While the list does not impose formal sanctions, it signals to U.S. government suppliers the administration's concerns about these companies, the report says.TARIFFS:U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to reduce some tariffs on steel and aluminum goods as he battles an affordability crisis, Aime Williams and Andy Bounds of The Financial Times. The Trump administration is reviewing products affected by the up to 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, planning to exempt some items and launch more targeted security probes into specific goods, three people familiar with the matter told the Times. Publicly traded companies in the space include ArcelorMittal, Cleveland-Cliffs, Nucor, Steel Dynamicsand U.S. Steel.OIL BLOCKS:Venezuela plans to grant more oil-production land to Chevronand Repsolas the Trump administration pushes for private companies to rebuild the nation's energy sector, Bloomberg. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the U.S. will release additional licenses "soon," with companies like Chevron seeing benefits from an increase in production, according to the report, which notes that the Trump administration is expected to issue a general license to allow international oil companies to explore and produce in Venezuela without violating U.S. sanctions.