Trump Trade: White House asks top U.S. grocers to lower beef prices

Catch up on the top industries and stocks that were impacted, or were predicted to be impacted, by the comments, actions and policies of President Donald Trump with this daily recap compiled. BEEF PRICES: Last week, Tate Bennett, chief of staff for USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, spoke with grocers including Walmart (WMT), Kroger (KR), and Albertsons (ACI) asking about their prices for beef heading into the holiday weekend, Patrick Thomas and Sarah Nassauer of The Wall Street Journal repo rt. During its call with Walmart, the company said it already had plans to reduce prices on several items for the summer, including beef, and implemented those plans on June 29, two sources told the Journal. The outreach effort shows the Trump administration has begun leaning on industries to lower costs for consumers. CEASEFIRE OVER: During a joint press conference with NATO chief Mark Rutte at the military alliance's summit in Ankara, Turkey, President Donald Trump was asked whether the U.S.'s ceasefire with Iran was over. "To me, I think it's over," he said. "I don't want to deal with them anymore... as far as I'm concerned, it's over." He added that Washington's delegation wanted to negotiate.