Good morning. Elon Musk has famous that he’s within the U.S. due to the H-1B visa. I got here to the U.S. on one, too. So did Melania Trump. Odds are excessive that none of us would have been in a position to work right here, had it price our employers $100,000 a pop. Donald Trump’s resolution to dramatically increase the price of this key visa for overseas staff brought about chaos over the weekend, adopted by delicate aid that present holders are exempt, however widespread confusion about what this implies for enterprise. “We’re being inundated with member requests,” U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Suzanne Clark advised me yesterday. “We’re working with the Administration and our members to understand the full implications and the best path forward.”
Tech and consulting giants will bear the brunt of this price—Amazon alone would have needed to pay greater than $1 billion had that price been charged for its visa holders—however 1000’s of smaller corporations and startups depend on this system. It’ll little doubt be challenged in court docket as new visa charges are sometimes the area of Congress however, for now, the price stands. Right here’s the response I’ve heard from some leaders this weekend, lots of whom are on the town for Local weather Week and the U.N. Basic Meeting.
The system wants reform–I used to be shocked to listen to a veteran tech chief agree with the White Home rivalry that the H-1B has made it too simple for U.S. corporations to rent entry-level overseas expertise relatively than search for staff at residence. “A lottery is not a meritocracy,” he advised me. “Companies have been using these visas to displace American workers. That’s just a fact.” With Gen Z struggling to search out work, one thing needed to give.
Overseas staff gasoline innovation–Attracting the perfect and brightest from world wide is a part of America’s secret sauce. Many entrepreneurs come as overseas college students, in the end getting an H-1B that allows them to construct profitable corporations and careers right here. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that the U.S. would wish a couple of million further STEM staff between 2023 and 2033. AI and automation could cut back labor demand, however the multiplier impact of high expertise doesn’t diminish.
High information
Murdochs and Dell named in TikTok deal talks
President Trump stated Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch and Michael Dell could be concerned in a deal to accumulate the U.S. operations of TikTok. He has beforehand stated Oracle’s Larry Ellison may also be concerned. Others reportedly embrace Silver Lake and Andreessen Horowitz. Axios stories the deal would depart ByteDance with a stake of lower than 20% within the firm.
Pfizer to accumulate weight problems drugmaker Metsera for $7.3 billion
Metsera’s GLP-1 drug candidate MET-097i produced an 11.3% discount in weight in a part two trial. Pfizer wants an weight problems drug after its personal candidate failed a trial erlier this 12 months.
Trump will reportedly hyperlink Tylenol to autism
At a White Home occasion immediately, President Trump will counsel that taking Kenvue’s Tylenol throughout being pregnant may cause autism, Axios stories. “President Trump pledged to address America’s rising rate of autism, and to do so with Gold Standard science,” a White House spokesperson said. A study of 2 million children in Sweden found no link between Tylenol and autism although smaller studies have shown a risk. Kenvue denies there is evidence of a link.
Goodwill CEO is preparing for jumps in unemployment
Goodwill CEO Steve Preston advised Fortune that the charity is “preparing for a flux of unemployed young people—as well as other people—from AI.” His solution to those affected: equip yourself with digital skills.
Trump and Musk reunite
The Great RTO keeps not happening
A survey of 8,709 companies found that although many of them have issued return-to-office orders to their staff, workers and middle managers are largely finding ways not to show up.
Elsewhere: Trump ordered Afghanistan to give back Bagram Air Base but Taliban authorities say they won’t … The president is planning a summit with Arab leaders to discuss a future for Gaza … As the White House proposes higher H-1B visa fees the U.K. is considering dropping talent visa fees to zero.
The markets
S&P 500 futures were down 0.19% this morning. The index closed up 0.49% in its last session, hitting a new all-time high at 6,664.36. STOXX Europe 600 was flat in early trading. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 was flat in early trading. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 0.99%. China’s CSI 300 was up 0.46%. The South Korea KOSPI was up 0.68%. India’s Nifty 50 was down 0.21% before the end of the session. Bitcoin fell to $112.7K.
Around the watercooler
The Fed doesn’t actually have a ‘dual’ mandate—there’s a third part it rarely mentions, and economists want it to stay that way by Eleanor Pringle
U.S. stocks are chipping away at Europe’s outperformance, and Powell slipped in this dovish signal on Fed rates that Wall Street overlooked by Jason Ma
Top economists and Jerome Powell agree that Gen Z’s hiring nightmare is real—and it’s not about AI eating entry-level jobs by Nick Lichtenberg and Eva Roytburg
Insomnia Cookies’ CEO runs a sweets empire worth $350 million—but as a college junior he delivered cookies across campus at 2 a.m. by Emma Burleigh
London teenager orchestrated ‘help desk’ extortion scheme against 47 U.S. companies that netted $115 million, says DOJ by Amanda Gerut
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