The Business News Headlines 16 July 2026

Tariff Talk is coming back as President Trump seeks to try, try, try again. That is where we kick this off this evening and welcome to the Business News Headlines for Thursday the 16th day of July. In other news, US consumers slowed their spending in June and well give you the figures. Meta, AI and a lawsuit hit the wires today. The FDA approves a first of its kind cholesterol pill and we’ll share the details. We’ll check the numbers in the Wall Street Report and why gold has been falling like a rock. This is the Business News Headlines…let’s go.

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