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Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War

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This report is about tariffs and trade and defense.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR-0.3% 30d

    Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF

    SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-2.9% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+7.3% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • CAT Caterpillar-10.5% 30d

    Caterpillar (construction machinery and equip): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • DE Deere-5.5% 30d

    Deere (farm machinery and equipment): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • WMT Walmart+11.3% 30d

    Walmart (variety stores): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

  • NKE Nike+2.1% 30d

    Nike (rubber and plastics footwear): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XLINo price data for this ticker———————
XRTNo price data for this ticker———————
ITANo price data for this ticker———————
USO-2.52%-0.26%base-0.06%after closeafter closeafter close
CATNo price data for this ticker———————
DENo price data for this ticker———————
WMTNo price data for this ticker———————
NKENo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War Bloomberg.com

Source: Bloomberg

Price since this story was published: Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day-0.06%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-0.26%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-2.52%final price

Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story

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Who collects and who pays in defense

Companies mentioned with this story

  • XLI Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • XRT Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XRT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Oct 2026 story “Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War.” Reason on file: SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 29 Oct 2026 story “Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War.” Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • CAT Caterpillar

    For “Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War,” Caterpillar (CAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Caterpillar (construction machinery and equip): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • DE Deere

    In “Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War,” Deere (DE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Deere (farm machinery and equipment): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • WMT Walmart

    For “Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War,” Walmart (WMT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Walmart (variety stores): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

  • NKE Nike

    In “Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War,” Nike (NKE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Nike (rubber and plastics footwear): importers and exporters pay or lose sales when tariffs change. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) and the defense link

Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) is the company in “Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War,” the 29 Oct 2026 Defense story.

For Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI), the reason on file says Industrial Select Sector SPDR: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

A second company, Spdr Series Trust (XRT), is listed for a different reason: SPDR S&P Retail ETF: it holds companies hit by import costs and trade rules. Linked by “tariff” (tariffs and trade) in this story

The price range for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI), and the dates in the story

ITA traded between 197.59 and 211.29 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.62. XLI traded between 163.00 and 172.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 168.51. XRT traded between 83.12 and 85.33 across 1 sessions. The latest close on file is 83.23.

How solid the defense case looks

46 out of 100Price not final

“Here’s How Much You’re Paying for Trump’s Tariffs and Iran War” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.