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Trump’s News-Free Iran Update Shows the Pressure He’s Facing

The president points to a longer war despite his triumphant tone.
The floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning.Photographer: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

The reviews are in for President Donald Trump’s prime-time address to the nation on the Iran war, and Bloomberg Businessweek editor at large Wes Kosova says the effect wasn’t reassuring to jittery markets or American consumers. Plus: On this anniversary of Trump’s “Liberation Day” announcement, can you get a tariff refund? (Free link!) And a onetime Elon Musk whisperer shares his personal “algorithm” for developing products quickly.

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