U.S. Imports Slid in June on Higher Tariffs
Imports from other countries fell around 4 percent from the previous month as President Trump’s steep tariffs discouraged businesses from ordering goods. U.S. imports of...
Americans could soon face higher inflation as businesses pass along tariff costs, Fed official says
Americans could see inflation tick higher in 2025 as businesses start to pass on the cost of the Trump administration's tariffs to consumers through price...
White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion
White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, pushing back against criticism that...
Higher U.S. tariffs will extend uncertainty for businesses, experts say. Here’s why.
President Trump's executive order hiking tariffs on U.S. imports could drive up consumer prices and prolong uncertainty for millions of businesses, trade experts said. Materials...
US workers say Trump’s immigration crackdown is causing labor shortages: ‘A strain on everybody’
As Trump moves to strip over 1 million immigrants of legal status, factories grapple with slowdowns, say employees Michael SainatoTue 29 Jul 2025 07.00 EDTShare...
Social Security confidence hits 15-year low as younger Americans increasingly lose faith in system
A new report by AARP found Americans' confidence in Social Security is declining, with younger adults more skeptical of the safety net program than older adults. AARP...
Trump’s trip to Scotland as his new golf course opens blurs politics and the family’s business
Lashed by cold winds and overlooking choppy, steel-gray North Sea waters, the breathtaking sand dunes of Scotland’s northeastern coast rank among Donald Trump’s favorite spots on earth....
The U.S. fertility rate reached a new low in 2024, CDC data shows
People are marrying later and also worried about their ability to have the money, health insurance and other resources needed to raise children in a...
Trump’s pharmaceutical tariffs will dig America deeper into medical debt
President Trump recently announced his intent to impose a 200 percent tariff on pharmaceuticals to lure drug manufacturing back to the U.S. This action, if implemented, will come...