US moves ahead on tariffs with investigations into computer chips and pharmaceuticals
The Department of Commerce posted notices about the probes on the Federal Register, seeking public...
Economy
Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now
Perhaps more importantly, the bond market showed signals of increasing calm.
Freak sell-off of ‘safe haven’ US bonds raises fear that confidence in America is fading
This could be bad news for consumers in need of a loan.
China hits back at US and will raise tariffs on American goods from 84% to 125%
It was the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest...
Trump’s tariffs threaten to end quarter-century era of cheap goods for US consumers
The average U.S. tariff has soared from below 3% to roughly 20%.
Will Trump move Space Command from Colorado again? State’s Republicans are “not waiting to make our case.”
The yearslong fight over the permanent home of U.S. Space Command -- currently in Colorado...
Inflation fell last month as gas prices dropped sharply, a sign prices cooled before tariffs
Consumer prices rose just 2.4% in March from a year earlier.
US jobless benefit applications rise modestly as labor market remains largely unfazed by trade war
Slightly more Americans filed for unemployment, but the labor market remains broadly healthy despite an...
Egg prices increase to record high despite Trump’s predictions and bird flu outbreak slowing
U.S. egg prices increased again last month to a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen.
US stocks dive as euphoria on Wall Street reverts to fear about US-China trade war
U.S. stocks surrendered a chunk of their historic gains from the day before.