Category Archives: Business News
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trad...
Apr 02, 2025
Stock market today: More swerves hit Wall Street as Trump’s “Liberation Day” nears
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks swerved through another shaky day of trading Tuesday, with uncertainty still high about just what President Donald Trump will announce about ...
Apr 01, 2025
Americans increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the economy takes hold
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business WritersWASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, s...
Mar 17, 2025
Americans increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the economy takes hold
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business WritersWASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, s...
Mar 17, 2025
Americans increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the economy takes hold
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling t...
Mar 17, 2025
Wall Street tumbles after Trump escalates his trade war; S&P 500 sinks 1.2%, and Dow drops 500
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street’s sell-off is accelerating Thursday after President Donald Trump upped the stakes in his trade war by threatening h...
Mar 13, 2025
Trump halts doubling of tariffs on Canadian metals, after Ontario suspends electricity price hikes
By JOSH BOAK, ROB GILLIES and MICHELLE PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump 's threat on Tuesday to double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Cana...
Mar 11, 2025
Stocks’ sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market's sell-off cut deeper on Monday as Wall Street questioned how much pain President Donald Trump will let the economy endure through ...
Mar 10, 2025
Stocks' sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market's sell-off cut deeper on Monday as Wall Street questioned how much pain President Donald Trump will let the economy endure through...
Mar 10, 2025
Elon Musk claims X being targeted in ‘massive cyberattack’ as service goes down
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business WriterHours after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform was being targeted in a "ma...
Mar 10, 2025