Futures slip amid renewed tariff-related uncertainty
Wall Street Breakfast
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🗓️ 23 February 2026
⏱️ 6 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning. |
| 0:07.6 | It's good to be back with you on this Monday, February 23rd. I'm Julie Morgan. |
| 0:14.2 | Markets are on edge on this Monday with stock futures falling after President Trump's latest tariff announcement. |
| 0:20.5 | As of the time of this |
| 0:22.1 | recording, Dow futures are down 0.25%. S&P 500 futures edge lower by 0.22%, while NASDAQ 100 features are down |
| 0:33.5 | 0.35%. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said tariffs imposed under IEPA, the International |
| 0:41.4 | Emergency Economic Powers Act will no longer be collected starting Tuesday. Trump on Saturday said |
| 0:48.2 | he will increase the global tariff level he announced on Friday to 15% from 10% after the Supreme Court struck down most of the |
| 0:57.3 | tariffs he imposed last year. Top gainers in pre-market trading include Eli Lilly up 2.3%, |
| 1:04.7 | Revity up 2% and Corning up 1.9%. Decliners include Smurfit West Rock down 6.5% and Packaging Corporation of America |
| 1:16.5 | down 5.6%. We'll take a closer look at the biggest movers list in just a few minutes. |
| 1:23.8 | The ongoing shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is injecting fresh uncertainty into airport operations and the broader travel ecosystem. |
| 1:33.9 | In a statement early Sunday, DHS outlined emergency steps aimed at conserving cash and manpower during the funding lapse. |
| 1:42.4 | DHS initially indicated that the Transportation Security |
| 1:45.7 | Administration would suspend expedited airport services, including the widely used TSA pre-check |
| 1:52.2 | program. Hours later, the department revised its guidance, removing pre-check from the list of |
| 1:58.1 | affected services. TSA subsequently said the program remains operational |
| 2:03.0 | but could face adjustments if staffing shortages intensify. While TSA pre-check remains active for now, |
| 2:10.6 | DHS confirmed that global entry has been suspended. The Federal Emergency Management Agency |
| 2:16.6 | will limit responses to active disasters only, |
| 2:20.0 | and the department has halted police escorts for members of Congress at airports. We're looking at the |
| 2:25.8 | implications this has for investors from airlines to travel related equities. That info is in this story. |
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