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Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect just as US economic pain is surfacing
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump began imposing higher import taxes on dozens of countries Thursday just as the economic fallout of his monthslong tariff threats has begun to cause visible damage to the U.S. economy. Just after midnight, goods from more than 60 countries and the European Union became subject to tariff rates of 10% or higher. Products […]
A rally for Apple leads Wall Street higher
Wall Street rose Wednesday with Apple jumping 6% ahead of a White House event. Strong earnings from McDonald's and Shopify helped lift stocks.
Trump to put additional 25% import taxes on India, bringing combined tariffs to 50%
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to place an additional 25% tariff on India for its purchases of Russian oil, bringing the combined tariffs imposed by the United States on its ally to 50%. The tariffs would go into effect 21 days after the signing of the order, meaning that both India and Russia might have time […]
Trump will highlight Apple’s plans to invest $100 billion more in US, raising total to $600 billion
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected to celebrate at the White House a commitment by Apple to increase its U.S. investments by an additional $100 billion over the next four years. “Today’s announcement with Apple is another win for our manufacturing industry that will simultaneously help reshore the production of critical components to […]
Trump narrows Fed chair candidates to four, excluding Treasury Secretary Bessent
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he’s whittled down his list of potential Federal Reserve chair candidates to four as he considers a successor to Jerome Powell — a choice that could reset the path of the U.S. economy. Asked on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” for a future replacement to Powell, Trump named Kevin […]
Palantir books its first $1 billion in quarterly sales and dodges DOGE axe
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Palantir Technologies sailed past previous record highs Tuesday after booking its first $1 billion sales quarter and raising its performance expectations for the year. The stock rose above $170 Tuesday after breaking previous records four times this year in the global artificial intelligence race. The previous high for the […]
Wall Street holds steadier following a whipsaw couple of days
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are slipping Tuesday following the latest discouraging signal on the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% in afternoon trading, coming off its best day since May, which followed its worst day since May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 49 points, or 0.1%, as of 12:16 […]
Stocks rebound after jobs report, rate cut hopes rise
U.S. stocks are rallying and recovering much of their sharp losses from last week, when worries about how President Donald Trump‘s tariffs may be punishing the economy sent a shudder through Wall Street. The S&P 500 jumped 1.1% in midday trading to claw back more than two thirds of Friday’s drop. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 426 […]
Boeing faces strike by 3,000 fighter jet workers
A strike by thousands of workers that build fighter jets for Boeing at three U.S. plants is the second labor disruption for the plane builder in less than a year. The strike that began just after midnight Monday involving more than 3,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers arrives as […]
Tesla grants Musk $29B in stock after court setback
Tesla is awarding CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares of restricted stock valued at approximately $29 billion, just six months after a judge ordered the company to revoke his massive pay package. The electric vehicle maker said in a regulatory filing on Monday that Musk must first pay Tesla $23.34 per share of restricted […]
