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President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
May 28, 2025

Appeals court allows Trump to continue collecting tariffs under emergency powers law for now

A federal appeals court allowed President Donald Trump to continue collecting tariffs under an emergency powers law for now.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at the SABEW Annual Conference Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing Annual Conference in Arlington, Virginia, on April 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
May 28, 2025

Fed minutes: Uncertainty ‘elevated’ as risks of higher inflation and unemployment rise

The Federal Reserve held off on rate hikes in May to assess Trump's tariffs, citing rising inflation risks and economic uncertainty.

A shopper passes by a display of large-screen televisions in a Costco warehouse in east Denver on Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
May 28, 2025

Consumer confidence rebounds after 5 straight months of declines amid tariff anxiety

Consumer confidence rose in May as Trump’s tariff pauses calmed economic fears, though inflation and job concerns persist.

A person walks past a Nippon Steel Corporation sign at the company headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
May 27, 2025

US to have control in Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal, Trump and McCormick say

A deal would allow Nippon Steel to invest in U.S. Steel will guarantee an American CEO and a majority of board members from the U.S.

Cranes stand idle ahead of the arrival of the cargo ship Dali after it was refloated in Baltimore on May 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
May 23, 2025

Port of Baltimore unlikely to see tariff impacts until June

It is still too early to gauge the impacts of President Donald Trump’s widespread tariffs on imported goods on the Port of Baltimore.

Empty shopping carts are collected from the parking lot at a Walmart store in Burbank, California, on April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
May 20, 2025

Trump’s massive import taxes haven’t done much economic damage — yet

Trump's record-high tariffs strain businesses and consumers as costs rise, despite easing inflation and strong jobs data in April.

Cranes work on stacks of containers at the Bangkok Port in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
May 13, 2025

Businesses, states argue Trump tariffs exceeded his power

President Donald Trump is facing at least seven lawsuits that argue he’s gone too far with his trade war and asserted power he does not have.

How not to negotiate a trade deal
May 9, 2025

How not to negotiate a trade deal

So much for President Trump’s art of the deal. His tariff policies are a cautionary tale of how not to go about a trade deal.

Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
May 7, 2025

MD goods exports to China increased in 2024, but tariffs pose threats to future trade

Maryland’s goods exports to China rose 10 percent in 2024, driven largely by surging coal and petroleum gas shipments, a report shows.

Cranes work on stacks of containers at the Bangkok Port in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)
May 5, 2025

Trump’s trade demands go beyond tariffs to target perceived unfair practices

President Donald Trump's tariffs are based not on specific goods like cars or steel, but on how he thinks other countries have treated the US.

An employee works on a car on the assembly line at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, South Carolina, on October 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)
May 2, 2025

Employers added surprising 177,000 jobs as job market shows resilience

American employers added 177,000 jobs in April as the job market showed resilience in the face of President Donald Trump's trade wars.

Shipping containers are seen ready for transport at the Guangzhou Port in the Nansha district in southern China's Guangdong province April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
Apr 30, 2025

Economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter as Trump trade wars disrupt businesses

The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.3% annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump's trade wars disrupted business.

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