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Trump tariffs bring jobs as Barack Obama warns of rising costs

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This report is about tariffs and trade.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR-3.1% 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.

  • CAT Caterpillar-12.3% 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-5.1% 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+9.9% 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+0.7% 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———————
CATNo price data for this ticker———————
DENo price data for this ticker———————
WMTNo price data for this ticker———————
NKE-0.24%+0.55%base+0.40%after closeafter closeafter close

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

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Nike (NKE)that day+0.40%still updating
Nike (NKE)three days earlier+0.55%final price
Nike (NKE)five days earlier-0.24%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

Companies tied to this story

  • XLI Select Sector Spdr Tr

    In “Trump tariffs bring jobs as Barack Obama warns of rising costs,” 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 26 Oct 2026 story “Trump tariffs bring jobs as Barack Obama warns of rising costs.” 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

  • CAT Caterpillar

    Caterpillar (CAT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 26 Oct 2026 story “Trump tariffs bring jobs as Barack Obama warns of rising costs.” 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 “Trump tariffs bring jobs as Barack Obama warns of rising costs,” 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 “Trump tariffs bring jobs as Barack Obama warns of rising costs,” 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

    For “Trump tariffs bring jobs as Barack Obama warns of rising costs,” 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)

The 26 Oct 2026 story “Trump tariffs bring jobs as Barack Obama warns of rising costs” names Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) because of this 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

Dates in the story, and the Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI) price range

CAT traded between 681.25 and 876.39 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 686.72. XLI traded between 163.00 and 172.33 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 164.61. XRT traded between 83.12 and 86.10 across 2 sessions. The latest close on file is 83.23.

A simple score for Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLI)

46 out of 100Price not final

“Trump tariffs bring jobs as Barack Obama warns of rising costs” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies. The price is not final yet.