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Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year

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New report on economic cost of anti-immigration campaign projects 8.6% reduction in retirement payments by 2034 Elderly Americans can expect to lose an average of $2,152 in annual social security benefits each, a projected 8.6% reduction in their retirement payments, by 2034 and every year after as a direct consequence of the economic fallout from the Trump administration’s anti-immigration campaign , if that carries on, according to a new report shared exclusively with the Guardian. Already, US food prices are up, housing permits to build new homes are down – and even native-born Americans are losing out on potential jobs after the sudden exodus of 1.2 million foreign-born workers over the last two years as a result of Donald Trump’s policies, the report finds. Continue reading...

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping

    Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted

  • MATX Matson

    Container lines are exposed when a shipping lane is disrupted

  • DAC Danaos

    Ship owners earn more when vessels are tied up longer

  • GSL Global Ship Lease

    Ship owners earn more when vessels are tied up longer

  • SBLK Star Bulk Carriers

    Dry-bulk carriers move with commodity shipping demand

  • GOGL Golden Ocean

    Dry-bulk carriers move with commodity shipping demand

  • BOAT SONICSHARES GLOBAL SHIPPING ETF

    Shipping-route or port disruption can alter freight capacity, rates, and carrier earnings expectations.

  • ARI APOLLO COML REAL ESTATE FIN COM

    GA selected ARI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ASC ARDMORE SHIPPING CORP

    GA selected ASC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shipping. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • DSX DIANA SHIPPING INC

    GA selected DSX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shipping. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
ZIM———————
MATX———————
DAC-3.19%-2.36%—-0.79%-0.47%-3.06%-4.66%
GSL———————
SBLK———————
GOGL———————
BOAT-1.84%-2.17%—-0.05%+1.89%+3.43%+1.35%
ARI-0.64%+0.08%—+0.08%+0.96%+2.88%+1.12%
ASC-0.92%-3.24%—-0.95%+1.93%+3.55%+1.18%
DSX-1.03%-2.41%—-2.41%-1.03%-1.03%-8.79%

New report on economic cost of anti-immigration campaign projects 8.6% reduction in retirement payments by 2034 Elderly Americans can expect to lose an average of $2,152 in annual social security benefits each, a projected 8.6% reduction i…

Source: The Guardian

The price since 11 Oct 2026: Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year,” Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT) is -5.02%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -1.47% over the same days, a -3.55% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.43%, a -3.60% difference versus that group of stocks.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)that day+0.08%final price
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)the next day+0.96%final price
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)two days later+2.88%final price
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)three days later+1.12%final price
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)three days earlier+0.08%final price
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)five days earlier-0.64%final price
Ardmore Shipping (ASC)that day-0.95%final price
Ardmore Shipping (ASC)the next day+1.93%final price
Ardmore Shipping (ASC)two days later+3.55%final price
Ardmore Shipping (ASC)three days later+1.18%final price
Ardmore Shipping (ASC)three days earlier-3.24%final price
Ardmore Shipping (ASC)five days earlier-0.92%final price
Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT)that day-0.05%final price
Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT)the next day+1.89%final price
Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT)two days later+3.43%final price
Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT)three days later+1.35%final price
Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT)three days earlier-2.17%final price
Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT)five days earlier-1.84%final price
DACthat day-0.79%final price
DACthe next day-0.47%final price
DACtwo days later-3.06%final price
DACthree days later-4.66%final price
DACthree days earlier-2.36%final price
DACfive days earlier-3.19%final price
Diana Shipping (DSX)that day-2.41%final price
Diana Shipping (DSX)the next day-1.03%final price
Diana Shipping (DSX)two days later-1.03%final price
Diana Shipping (DSX)three days later-8.79%final price
Diana Shipping (DSX)three days earlier-2.41%final price
Diana Shipping (DSX)five days earlier-1.03%final price
BOAT
SPY
XLI

Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT) on one side of this shipping story

Companies carried with this story

  • BOAT Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf

    For “Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year,” Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Shipping-route or port disruption can alter freight capacity, rates, and carrier earnings expectations

  • ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance

    Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 11 Oct 2026 story “Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year.” Reason on file: GA selected ARI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ASC Ardmore Shipping

    In “Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year,” Ardmore Shipping (ASC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ASC as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shipping. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • DSX Diana Shipping

    For “Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year,” Diana Shipping (DSX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected DSX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: shipping. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ILPT Industrial Logistics Properties Trust

    For “Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year,” Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (ILPT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ILPT as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: logistics. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust

    For “Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year,” KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected KREF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ODFL Old Dominion Freight Line

    In “Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year,” Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ODFL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: freight. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How shipping news reaches Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT)

On 11 Oct 2026, “Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year” is the story that connects Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT) to Shipping.

What ties Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT) to the headline is this: Shipping-route or port disruption can alter freight capacity, rates, and carrier earnings expectations

Also listed, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI): GA selected ARI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT)

ARI traded between 6.12 and 6.50 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 6.33. ASC traded between 17.21 and 20.50 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 18.50. BOAT traded between 50.36 and 55.24 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 51.63.

The shipping score for Sonicshares Global Shipping Etf (BOAT)

46 out of 100

“Trump immigrant purge could cut social security for Americans by $2,000 a year” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 7 linked companies.