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The big winners of Trump’s autos tariffs? Rental cars.

Hertz and Avis are rallying as auto tariffs are set to take effect in April.

J. Edward Moreno

The big winners of President Trumps auto tariff announcement arent Tesla or Rivian, two American-made electric car firms. It’s rental car companies.

Hertz and Avis are each up roughly 20% on Thursday, the first trading day after Trump declared that his administration would slap a 25% import tax on vehicles and auto parts coming from outside the US. If the stocks stay at this level, it would be the best single day for Hertz stock and the best day for Avis since 2021.

As new cars are expected to get pricier, these companies fleets will suddenly become more valuable. Rental car companies often sell their used cars, which may be in higher demand while the tariffs are in place.

Retailers that sell auto parts may also get more traffic as consumers keep their cars longer. Advanced Auto Parts, O’Reilly, and Autozone all rose on Thursday as well.

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Oil plummets on two-week ceasefire announcement, dragging energy stocks lower

Oil prices are sharply lower Wednesday morning, extending their biggest single-day drop in six years after President Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran that includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz, through which about a fifth of global oil supply flows.

As of 5:10 a.m. ET, international benchmark Brent crude was down 13.6% at around $94 per barrel, while US WTI crude fell ~16% to $95 per barrel — following its steepest one-day decline since the Russia-Saudi price war in March 2020 and extending the overnight selloff.

A slew of energy stocks are also giving back some of their war-driven gains, with oil-and-gas producers including Occidental Petroleum, Devon Energy, Diamondback Energy, ConocoPhillips, APA Corporation, Coterra Energy, and EOG Resources all down 6-9% in premarket trading.

Oil majors Exxon and Chevron both fell more than 5%, while fuel refiners including Marathon Petroleum, Valero, and Phillips 66 moved 4-6% lower.

Oilfield services names like Halliburton and natural gas producer EQT Corp fell 4-5%, while Chemical makers Dow, Inc. and LyondellBasell, along with fertilizer company CF Industries, are also trading lower. Natural gas exporter Cheniere Energy was also deeply in the red.

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