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Howard Lutnick

What's on Howard Lutnick's mind?

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the Korea package lands in September 24% · newpinning the collapse on Mark Carney 20% hosting Altman and Huang at the G20 14% · newmaking medicine in America again 10% · neweverything else 32%
#1
Seoul's minister gets back on a plane for the last round

South Korea's industry minister returns to Washington after ten days for what both sides are calling final talks with Lutnick on investment and tariffs.

Industry Minister Heads to U.S. for Investment Talks With Lutnick

조선일보 · 2026-09-01
our translation

he wants the number signed before september gets away from him. calling it 'final talks' is a deadline he invented and then handed to seoul.

new — Korean minister returns for final roundvery sure · 3 sources
#2
Talks died, and now everyone is arguing about the autopsy
Politico autopsy, second day of blamepretty sure · 3 sources
#3
Chapel Hill week: sell the world on a light touch
new — Ministerial opens in Chapel Hillpretty sure · 2 sources
#4
New line in the pitch: pills should be made here
new — New pharma push on Foxpretty sure · 2 sources
tuesday, september 1
Sit down with Korea's industry minister and get a number(reported)
Work the G20 room in Chapel Hill for light-touch AI language(on the schedule)
Repeat the pharma reshoring line on at least one network(safe bet)
Decline to be the reason Canada talks fell apart(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

Korea Trade Minister Returns to U.S. for Final Investment Talks

news.google.com · 2026-09-01

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