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Car Tariffs Are Coming. For Some Buyers, That Was a Reason to Act.
“Prices are going to shoot up now,” one shopper said. But some dealers said that economic concerns might be keeping people away.The New York Times - Mar. 30 -
Bangkok Has New Fears About High-Rise Buildings After Myanmar Earthquake
Buildings are rising all over the city, emblems of economic growth. But an earthquake that sent one crashing to the ground has stirred fears about building safety.The New York Times - 6d -
Trump Science Funding Cuts May Hurt Economy, Experts Say
Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.The New York Times - 5d -
American Wealth Is at a Record High. Sentiment Is Low, and Falling.
A surge in U.S. wealth has been driven by stock and home values. But the gains are concentrated at the top, leaving others in a sour economic mood.The New York Times - 5d -
Americans’ Reactions to Trump’s Tariffs Range From Worried to Enthusiastic
Critics warned that the levies could fuel inflation and slow economic growth, while those who supported the move said it was long overdue.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump’s high-risk, high-reward Liberation Day tariffs
Are President Trump's Liberation Day a masterstroke of economic nationalism or a reckless gamble that could upend international trade laws and the broader economy? The smart money is on Door No.2.The Hill - 2d -
Dow plunges more than 1,600 points as stocks recoil from tariff shock
Nasdaq also sinks more than 1,000 points as investors fret over the potential economic impact of President Trump's latest tariffs.CBS News - 2d -
Vietnam Urges United States to Delay Imposing Tariffs On It
In recent years, Vietnam has forged strategic and economic links with the United States, its former foe, making the steep tariff rate all the more of a shock.The New York Times - 58m -
Trump knocks NBC's Welker after Signal leak questions on 'Meet the Press'
President Trump tore into Kristen Welker, moderator of NBC's "Meet The Press," over her questioning of a Republican lawmaker about a Signal leak of Pentagon attack plans that has consumed headlines ...The Hill - 6d -
About a third of Americans stop buying eggs due to rising costs, study shows
Data says 34% of those in US stopped purchasing breakfast staple and won’t buy again until costs lower to $5 a carton. As egg prices have reached record highs, about a third of American consumers ...The Guardian - 4d -
The White House’s mixed message on its tariff policy
Trump's tariffs could raise $600 billion a year, but this would only happen if consumers avoid substitution and continue to buy foreign goods at tariff-elevated prices, which is unlikely.The Hill - 4d -
Xiaomi Driverless Technology in Focus After Fatal Electric Car Crash
A popular electric vehicle made by the Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi crashed into a concrete guardrail while deploying its autonomous driving feature. Three people died.The New York Times - 4d -
Switch 2 Not Aimed At People Who Want "High-Performance Hardware," Nintendo Says
Nintendo never considered making the Switch 2 a piece of "high-performance hardware" aimed at consumers who wanted more-powerful tech. Takuhiro Dohta from Nintendo's Entertainment Planning and ...GameSpot - 3d -
Tariff-wary buyers scoop up vehicles before the 'storm' hits car prices
Consumers are hitting the gas on car purchases to head off expected price hikes from Trump’s new tariffs, which threaten to reverse recent momentum in auto sales.NBC News - 3d -
Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariff Details May Not End Companies’ Wait-and-See Spending Strategy
Business leaders, consumers, and investors may learn more about Trump’s additional import duties on Wednesday, but their hesitation to commit to future spending may remain for much longer.Inc. - 3d -
Tech group CEO: Trump tariffs will 'drive inflation,' 'kill jobs'
The head of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) warned that President Trump’s sweeping tariffs will “drive inflation” and “kill jobs,” risking a recession in the U.S. Trump announced his ...The Hill - 3d -
Tony's Chocolonely issues recall after 'small stones' found in chocolate bars
Tony's Chocolonely Inc. issued a voluntary recall after consumers complained of "small stones" in their chocolate bars, the company announced this week Seven lots of Tony's Dark Almond Sea Salt and ...NBC News - 2d -
What to do (and not do) with your money amid tariff turmoil
With Wall Street taking a massive hit and experts warning consumer prices will rise even higher amid a growing trade war, NBC’s Brian Cheung joins TODAY to share tips for what you can do with your ...NBC News - 2d -
Postecoglou on VAR: Might as well let AI be ref
Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou bemoaned the time-consuming VAR process that saw Pape Sarr's goal chopped off in their 1-0 defeat at Chelsea on Thursday.ESPN - 1d -
Are Trump’s tariffs a negotiating tool? Depends on whom you ask
Businesses, consumers and foreign leaders are trying to assess just how set in stone President Trump’s tariffs are, as the administration and its allies send mixed signals about whether the ...The Hill - 1d -
60 percent disapprove of Trump tariffs: Survey
A new poll found that nearly 60% of Americans disagree with President Trump's handling of trade negotiations, with only 38% approving of his trade policies and 40% approving of his overall economic ...The Hill - 5d -
Trump Loves Tariffs. Do Americans?
Astead Herndon, a New York Times politics reporter and host of the podcast “The Run-Up,” unpacks what the voters and the polling say about President Trump’s signature economic policy: tariffs.The New York Times - 5d -
Democrats still misunderstand working-class voters – to their peril | Dustin Guastella
Can moderate Democrats, plotting their path back to power, convincingly make a populist pivot?. Progressives have plenty of bad ideas that should be axed, but populism without an economic promise ...The Guardian - 5d -
Global cost of Trump trade war ‘could reach $1.4tn’; Goldman Sachs cuts UK growth forecast over tariff spillovers – business live
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK business secretary warns Britain will be hit by ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs. Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs as markets ...The Guardian - 5d -
Late Night Is Expecting Tariffs With a Side of Drama
New tariffs will be unveiled at the White House Rose Garden — because “when you elect a reality TV star, you get all your economic policy via rose ceremony,” said Stephen Colbert.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump announces reciprocal tariffs on 'Liberation Day'
President Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on foreign nations, calling it a “Declaration of Economic Independence.” In a speech marking what he dubbed “Liberation Day,” he argued that for ...NBC News - 3d -
Trump’s wall of tariffs is likely to raise prices and cause chaos for business
President promised liberation yet may have plunged the US into recession and the world into an economic scramble. Donald Trump is finally making good on his campaign promises to “build that wall” – ...The Guardian - 3d -
Senate GOP unease sets in after Trump tariff rollout
Senate Republicans are feeling increasingly uneasy after President Trump rolled out his “Liberation Day” batch of tariffs, which are threatening to further dent the U.S.'s economic standing after ...The Hill - 3d -
Pence on Trump tariffs: 'Largest peacetime tax hike in U.S. history'
Former Vice President Mike Pence warned about the economic and political risks of the Trump administration’s sweeping reciprocal tariffs on other nations, calling them the “largest peacetime tax ...The Hill - 2d -
Trump tariffs spur Wall Street's worst day since 2020
The stock market cratered Thursday as fears of global economic slowdown driven by President Trump's new tariffs spurred Wall Street's worst day of losses since the outbreak of the COVID-19 ...The Hill - 2d -
S&P 500 Has Worst Day Since June 2020 as Trade War Sets Off Slump
The S&P 500 fell almost 5 percent on Thursday, its worst drop since June 2020, as President Trump’s higher-than-expected tariffs set off another round of economic worry.The New York Times - 2d -
Trump Tariffs Aim to Revive U.S. Manufacturing. Is That Possible?
The president says “jobs and factories will come roaring back” because of his trade policies, but the economic story of the American 21st century has also been shaped by the deliberate pursuit of ...The New York Times - 2d -
JP Morgan predicts 60% chance of recession if trade war continues
Economic fallout is growing after stocks plummeted on Thursday in response to President Donald Trump’s sweeping new reciprocal tariff plan. JP Morgan is now predicting a 60% chance of a global ...NBC News - 2d -
The reckless fantasy of austerity as a panacea is coming for European football | Aaron Timms
The same economic forces that led to stagnation today are already in practice at the world’s biggest clubs. The problem with running a modern top-flight football club is that raising revenue is ...The Guardian - 2d -
Powell warns Trump tariffs, risks are 'significantly larger than expected'
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday that the size and potential economic harm of President Trump's new tariffs were far larger than anticipated, raising new challenges as the bank ...The Hill - 1d -
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President Trump threatens to raise tariffs on the European Union and Canada if they work together to do economic harm to the U.S.; North Carolina rebuilds six months after Hurricane Helene ...CBS News - 1d -
Dow craters by 2,231 points as Trump tariffs stir stock sell-off
The stock market cratered Friday as concerns about the economic impact of President Trump’s new tariffs shook Wall Street for yet another day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed with a loss of ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump, Powell at odds over tariff fallout
Presented by National Council on Aging {beacon} Trump pressures Powell; Dow drops 2k points President Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell shared vastly different views Friday on the ...The Hill - 1d -
America’s Brexit? Trump’s historic gamble on tariffs has been decades in the making
Trump’s economic assault on the world stunned economists and sent stock markets into a spiral. Who will pay the price?. Donald Trump’s vast overhaul of US trade policy this week has called time ...The Guardian - 1d