Politics Jul 30 AP fact check: A look into Trump's claims on 'historic' economic gains President Donald Trump exaggerated his role in boosting U.S. economic growth, falsely claiming full credit for positive economic news and inaccurately declaring a "historic" turnaround.
Politics Jul 27 AP fact check: Trump overstates his claims on the economy President Donald Trump is prematurely claiming he proved naysayers wrong in boosting U.S. economic growth. Here's a look at his claims.
Politics Jul 21 Analysts: Trump tariff threats unlikely to yield trade deals With President Donald Trump intensifying his rift with U.S. trading partners, economists are growing more doubtful that any deal that might benefit American workers and companies is in sight.
Making Sen$e Jul 20 Trump heightens China tariff threat with no deal in sight With President Donald Trump intensifying his rift with U.S. trading partners, economists are growing more doubtful that any deal that might benefit American workers and companies is in sight.
Economy Jul 18 U.S. launches national security probe into uranium imports The Commerce Department has started an investigation into the impact of uranium imports on U.S. national security, a move that could limit future imports and add another front to the Trump administration's trade fight.
Politics Jul 09 Are we in a trade war, and other questions on Trump's tariffs Here's a look at what tariffs are, how they work, how they've been used in the past and what to expect now.
Politics Jun 25 AP fact check: Trump's mixed signals on immigration, North Korea The president's comments capped a dizzying week of questionable claims, non-sequiturs and outright misstatements amid fallout over his treatment of refugees crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Here's a closer look at Trump's statements.
World Jun 20 Central bank chiefs of 4 major nations raise trade concerns The leaders of the central banks of four major economies expressed alarm Wednesday that multiple trade conflicts are threatening to slow global growth.
World May 08 Facing threat of tariffs, China buyers cancel orders for U.S. soybeans With the threat of tariffs and counter-tariffs between Washington and Beijing looming, Chinese buyers are canceling orders for U.S. soybeans, a trend that could deal a blow to American farmers if it continues. Farmers in China are being encouraged to…
Nation Feb 21 U.S. home sales fell 3.2 percent in January, 2nd straight decline U.S. sales of existing homes fell in January from a year earlier by the most in more than three years, and declined for a second consecutive month. Would-be buyers were stymied by rising prices and a shortage of homes for…