World Dec 02 US, China reach 90-day truce in their trade dispute The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting Saturday between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires.
Economy Nov 27 Consumer confidence drops slightly in November An index that measures consumers' assessment of the current economy and their outlook for the next six months slipped but remained historically strong.
Economy Nov 21 Home sales break 6-month losing streak, rising 1.4 percent Despite the recent uptick, home sales are still down from a year ago, hurt by rising interest rates.
Politics Oct 02 AP fact check: New trade deal not as big as Trump claims President Donald Trump inaccurately described his new trade deal with Canada and Mexico as the biggest ever — it's not even close — and glossed over some possible consequences of the agreement, such as higher car prices. Here's a closer…
Politics Oct 01 WATCH: Trump says revised trade deal would return U.S. to ‘manufacturing powerhouse’ if approved by Congress Trump embraced the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement during a Rose Garden ceremony, branding the pact the "USMCA." The president said the name has a "good ring to it," repeating U-S-M-C-A several times.
Economy Oct 01 Canada-U.S. agree on new trade deal to replace NAFTA If signed, the new deal, called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, would replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement.
Economy Sep 18 Who stands to be hurt by the U.S.-China trade war? WASHINGTON — By imposing tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese goods starting next week, President Donald Trump has intensified his trade war with Beijing and triggered the likelihood of price increases for many American companies and consumers. Beijing officials…
Politics Sep 17 Trump administration announces new tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods The tariffs will start at 10 percent, beginning Monday of next week, and then rise to 25 percent on Jan. 1.
Politics Sep 01 Trump: Canada ‘will be out’ of trade deal unless it’s ‘fair’ President Donald Trump warned Canada on Saturday that it "will be out" of a revised North American trade agreement unless it's "fair" to the United States.
Politics Aug 31 Trump says he won’t compromise with Canada in NAFTA deal President Donald Trump has said privately that he won't make compromises with Canada in high-stakes talks to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement.