Sep 27 Trump favors huge new tariffs. How do they work? By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump has proposed a 60% tariff on goods from China and a 20% tariff on everything else the United States imports. This week, he raised the ante still higher. Continue reading
Sep 27 Fed’s favored inflation gauge shows cooling price pressures, clearing way for more rate cuts By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The cooling of inflation might be helping to erode former President Donald Trump’s polling advantage on the economy. Continue reading
Sep 26 U.S. economy grew at a solid amount last quarter, government says in final estimate By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The Commerce Department reported that the nation's gross domestic product — the nation's total output of goods and services — growth picked up sharply in the second quarter. Continue reading
Sep 25 Steelworkers union loses its arbitration case attempting to stop U.S. Steel’s sale to Nippon By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press An arbitration board has ruled that U.S. Steel may proceed with its proposed acquisition by Nippon Steel, a deal that faces strong opposition from its workforce. Continue reading
Sep 25 Why the price of gold keeps hitting new highs By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press If trends continue, analysts have bullish outlooks on the price of gold for the months ahead. But the future is never promised. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Garland announces antitrust lawsuit against Visa over debit card competition By Mae Anderson, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Trump attends roundtable with farmers and manufacturers in Pennsylvania By Adriana Gomez Licon, Will Weissert, Associated Press Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, asking questions of farmers and offering jokes, but, in a rarity for his campaign events, mostly listening. Continue reading
Sep 20 Crossroads: A Conversation with America – A PBS News Special By Judy Woodruff Two years ago, PBS News special correspondent Judy Woodruff and her team set out to better understand the growing political polarization in America. That project is America at a Crossroads. Continue reading
Sep 20 Trump Media plunges to new low on the first trading day big stakeholders can sell shares By Matt Ott, Associated Press Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group slumped to their lowest level ever at the opening bell Friday, the first trading day that former President Donald Trump and other company insiders are free to sell their stakes in the company behind… Continue reading
Sep 19 Wall Street soars to record highs in a global market rally after Fed’s interest rate cut By Stan Choe, Associated Press The S&P 500 jumped 1.7 percent for one of its best days of the year and topped its last all-time high set in July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average leaped 522 points, or 1.3 percent, to beat its own record set… Continue reading