Trump’s Tariff Fight With China Poses New Threat to US Farmers
After China unveiled steep retaliatory tariffs on American exports on Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent issued a sharp and somewhat ...
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Trump’s Encouragement of Stock Investors Draws Scrutiny
President Trump began his Wednesday with some advice for those rattled by his steep tariffs.“BE COOL,” Mr. Trump told his ...
Trump’s Tariff Goal Is to Eliminate Trade Deficits. Economists Have Doubts.
Behind President Trump’s decision to hit some of America’s largest trading partners with stiff tariffs is his fixation on the ...
As Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Kick in, Officials Signal Openness to Talks
President Trump’s next round of punishing tariffs on some of America’s largest trading partners went into effect on Wednesday, including ...
Stock Market Chaos Over Tariffs Could Take Toll on Economy
This time, maybe the stock market is the economy.Financial markets around the world have plummeted in the days since President ...
Gulf Coast Shrimpers See Hope in Trump’s Tariffs
In December, Frank Parker upgraded to a bigger shrimp boat.For the Mississippi shrimper, it was a good trade with an ...
Trump Says Tariffs Will Stay Until Trade Deficit Disappears
President Trump said on Sunday that he would not reverse tariffs on other nations unless the trade deficits that the ...
Small Businesses Face a ‘Tornado’ of Challenges: Cuts, Freezes and Now Tariffs
It was a bad week for Ben Coryell, who runs a wilderness guiding company in Golden, Colo.He got several calls ...
Slumping Oil Prices Reflect Intensifying Economic Worries
Oil prices continued to fall on Friday, extending a sharp drop that began the day before as fears grew that ...
Trump’s Tariffs Are Latest Sign of His Second-Term Appetite for Risk
Only 10 weeks into his presidency, President Trump’s appetite for risk seems to know few bounds.He imposed sweeping global tariffs ...
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