Feb 09 Trump says he plans to impose steel and aluminum tariffs, with more import duties coming By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he will announce on Monday that the United States will impose 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports, including from Canada and Mexico, as well as other import duties later in the week. Continue reading
Feb 07 Watch 6:37 Chicago Fed president on what the new jobs report says about the economy By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins The new jobs report shows the pace of hiring slowed slightly in January with the economy adding 143,000 jobs. The report also revised down jobs numbers between April 2023 and March of 2024 by nearly 600,000, the largest annual revision… Continue watching
Feb 07 Trump administration temporarily blocked from placing 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, sided with two federal employee associations in agreeing to a pause in plans to put the employees on paid leave as of midnight Friday. Continue reading
Feb 07 Trump: Nippon Steel dropping bid for U.S. Steel, making investment instead By Associated Press The details remain unclear. President Donald Trump said he would meet with the head of Nippon Steel next week “to mediate and arbitrate.”… Continue reading
Feb 07 U.S. jobless rate dips to 4 percent as employers add 143,000 positions last month By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The first job report of Donald Trump's second presidency on Friday suggested that he inherited a labor market that is solid but unspectacular. Continue reading
Feb 06 House lawmakers propose DeepSeek ban on U.S. government devices By Matt Brown, Associated Press Reps. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., and Darin LaHood, R-Ill., on Thursday introduced the “No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act," which would ban federal employees from using the Chinese AI app on government-owned electronics. Continue reading
Feb 04 China announces retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, antitrust investigation into Google By Ken Moritsugu, Huizhong Wu, Associated Press China and the U.S. engaged in a trade war in 2018 when Trump raised tariffs on Chinese goods and China responded in kind. Continue reading
Feb 03 Trump pauses tariffs on Mexico, Canada for 30 days By Associated Press The two U.S. neighbors agreed to boost border security efforts. Continue reading
Feb 03 What to know about Trump’s tariffs, the 30-day pause and possible fallout By Bill Barrow, Associated Press On Monday, President Donald Trump and the leaders of Mexico and Canada announced deals to forestall a potential trade war for 30 days as both U.S. neighbors agreed to placate the American president by boosting efforts to boost border security… Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 6:35 Why a deadly strain of bird flu is making egg prices soar nationwide By John Yang, Harry Zahn During 2024, the average price of a dozen large, Grade A eggs jumped 65 percent. The USDA predicts prices will go up another 20 percent this year. A big reason for these sky-high prices: the bird flu outbreak that started… Continue watching