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Alex Ossola

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WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

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WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

It's Wednesday, February 25th.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

I'm Alex Oselev for The Wall Street Journal.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

This just in, four people were shot and killed and six others were injured this morning on a U.S.-registered speedboat after being intercepted in Cuban waters.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

That's according to Cuba's Interior Ministry, which also said that the vessel, which was registered in Florida, opened fire on the island's border patrol when they approached the boat on Cuba's north-central coast.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

As of this afternoon, the identities or nationalities of the individuals on the boat weren't disclosed.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

The U.S.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

State Department didn't immediately return a request for comment, while Cuba's Interior Ministry said that authorities are investigating the incident.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

The deadly clash comes as the Trump administration has sought to choke off fuel shipments to Cuba in recent weeks.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

In fact, today the Trump administration announced that it is loosening some restrictions on fuel shipments to the country amid a growing humanitarian crisis.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

The U.S.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

Treasury today said that it would allow the resale of Venezuelan oil to private companies in Cuba, though sales to the government in Havana are still illegal.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

It also said that some shipments of American fuel would be allowed for a handful of U.S.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

companies.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

As we reported earlier this week, the chaos over President Trump's tariffs is sending business leaders scrambling to sort out what may come next.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

But some on Wall Street are seeing an opportunity.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

Investment firms are buying companies' rights to any refunds they might be due.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

I'm joined now by WSJ Markets reporter Caitlin McCabe.

WSJ What’s News
Why Businesses Are Selling Their Tariff Refund Claims to Wall Street

Caitlin, let's start with the basics here.