Mar 13 Wall Street tumbles to its first ‘correction’ since 2023 amid Trump’s escalating trade war By Stan Choe, Associated Press Wall Street’s sell-off hit a new low Thursday after President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war dragged the S&P 500 more than 10 percent below its record, which was set just last month. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 4:36 Canada and EU announce retaliatory tariffs, escalating Trump’s trade war By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson, Azhar Merchant The trade war between the U.S. and dozens of countries escalated yet again Wednesday. Canada and the European Union announced their own tariffs designed to inflict economic pain and pressure on America. But President Trump said he would not be… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 7:04 ‘None of us will benefit’ from tariffs but ‘we had to react,’ EU ambassador says By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The European Union and Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on the U.S., escalating President Trump's Trade war. The EU said it will raise tariffs on American beef, poultry, bourbon, peanut butter and jeans. Amna Nawaz discussed the developments with Jovita Neliupšienė,… Continue watching
Mar 12 Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs meet swift retaliation from Canada and the EU By Lorne Cook, David McHugh, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Major trade partners swiftly hit back at President Donald Trump’s increased tariffs on aluminum and steel imports, imposing stiff new taxes on U.S products from textiles and water heaters to beef and bourbon. Continue reading
Mar 12 Egg prices continue to hit records as Easter and Passover approach By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach. Continue reading
Mar 11 1,300 Education Department employees will be laid off By Collin Binkley, Moriah Balingit, Associated Press Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: White House says 25% tariff on steel and aluminum will go into effect In our news wrap Tuesday, the White House says a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum will go into effect, the NTSB is recommending a ban on some helicopter flights around the airport in Washington, U.K. police charged a… Continue watching
Mar 11 Tens of thousands of federal workers live in Missouri. They share their fears and frustrations By Gabrielle Hays Federal workers told PBS News that the mass firings and layoffs has caused panic among them and that the country needed to keep the promises it had made, specifically to support veterans. Continue reading
Mar 11 What is a recession? Here’s why anxiety is rising about falling into one By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press For now, the economy appears to be stable. Still, fears of a downturn are rising as investors, economists and business executives are realizing that President Donald Trump's import taxes are much more at the forefront of his economic policy this… Continue reading
Mar 11 Where things stand with TikTok less than a month before its next sale deadline By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press After taking office, President Donald Trump gave TikTok a 75-day reprieve by signing an executive order that delayed enforcement of the statute until April 5. Continue reading