Neal Freyman

New York

Managing Editor and Writer at Morning Brew

Co-Host at Morning Brew Daily

Writes emails @Morningbrew. Gets up way too early for Morning Brew Daily.

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Articles

Trump’s tariffs herald a new economic order

3 weeks ago | morningbrew.com | Abigail Rubenstein |Neal Freyman

In a Rose Garden speech anticipated with a level of hype usually reserved for Supreme collab drops, President Trump flipped the economic status quo that’s existed for decades on its head with the announcement of a minimum 10% tariff on all exporters to the US—plus higher reciprocal rates on countries he said maintain unfair trade barriers for American products. “Reciprocal. That means they do it to us, and we do it to them. Very simple,” Trump said.
A wobbling Wall Street wraps up the first quarter

3 weeks ago | morningbrew.com | Neal Freyman

Today is the final trading day of Q1, and so far, 2025 has not gone according to plan for Wall Street. More gloomy economic news sent the S&P 500 to its fifth weekly loss in six weeks, and the tech-focused Nasdaq is officially in correction territory, down more than 10% from a recent peak. Here are the major narratives emerging from a turbulent Q1 in the markets:European stocks are great again.
The Brew’s Weekly News Quiz: March 21

1 month ago | morningbrew.com | Neal Freyman

Become smarter in just 5 minutesMorning Brew delivers quick and insightful updates about the business world every day of the week from Wall St. to Silicon Valley.
The Brew’s Weekly News Quiz: March 14

1 month ago | morningbrew.com | Neal Freyman

Become smarter in just 5 minutesMorning Brew delivers quick and insightful updates about the business world every day of the week from Wall St. to Silicon Valley.
Jigsaw: Pie

1 month ago | morningbrew.com | Neal Freyman

Become smarter in just 5 minutesMorning Brew delivers quick and insightful updates about the business world every day of the week from Wall St. to Silicon Valley.
The Brew’s Weekly News Quiz: February 21

2 months ago | morningbrew.com | Neal Freyman

Become smarter in just 5 minutesMorning Brew delivers quick and insightful updates about the business world every day of the week from Wall St. to Silicon Valley.
The US wants access to Ukraine’s mineral wealth

2 months ago | morningbrew.com | Neal Freyman

As negotiations ramped up in Europe last week over a potential deal to end the war in Ukraine, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent handed an explosive document to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. It requested that Ukraine give the US about 50% of the ownership rights to its deposits of precious minerals, which are key ingredients in the manufacturing of high-tech products.
The Brew’s Weekly News Quiz: February 14

2 months ago | morningbrew.com | Neal Freyman

Become smarter in just 5 minutesMorning Brew delivers quick and insightful updates about the business world every day of the week from Wall St. to Silicon Valley.
Jigsaw: Valentine's Day

2 months ago | morningbrew.com | Neal Freyman

Become smarter in just 5 minutesMorning Brew delivers quick and insightful updates about the business world every day of the week from Wall St. to Silicon Valley.
NIH cuts medical research budgets, with billions at stake

2 months ago | morningbrew.com | Neal Freyman

The National Institutes of Health today will begin implementing sweeping cuts to overhead funding for research grants. The cuts, announced Friday, will save taxpayers more than $4 billion, according to the NIH. Scientists have pushed back forcefully, saying that slashing the budget will halt progress on lifesaving medical innovations and imperil jobs, medical research institutions, and regional economies that depend on NIH funding.