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Retail sales rise 1.4% in March as shoppers stock up on big ticket items ahead of tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. shoppers stepped up their shopping last month, fueled by a spending spree on big ticket items, particularly cars, before President Donald Trump‘s expansive new tariffs started kicking in. But analysts were quick to point out that the data wasn’t a sign of strength but underscored the extreme economic uncertainty that […]
The Latest: Global tariff battle escalates as China retaliates with 125% tariffs on US goods
China announced Friday that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125% — the latest salvo in an escalating trade war between the world’s two largest economies that has rattled markets and raised fears of a global slowdown. While U.S. President Donald Trump paused import taxes this week for other countries, he raised tariffs on China and […]
US stocks dive as euphoria on Wall Street reverts to fear about US-China trade war
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks dove Thursday and surrendered a chunk of their historic gains from the day before as President Donald Trump‘s trade war continues to threaten the economy. The S&P 500 tumbled 3.5%, slicing into Wednesday’s surge of 9.5% following Trump’s decision to pause many of his tariffs worldwide. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,014 points, [...]
The Latest: S&P 500 falls 2% at the open despite Trump’s tariff pause
U.S. stocks are giving back some of their historic gains from the day before as Wall Street weighs a global trade war that has cooled in temperature but is still threatening the economy. The S&P 500 was down 2.3% early Thursday, a day after surging 9.5% following President Donald Trump ‘s decision to pause many of his tariffs […]
S&P 500 soars 9.5% to one of its biggest gains since WWII after Trump pauses most tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks surged to one of their biggest gains since World War II after President Donald Trump paused his tariffs against most other nations, as investors had desperately hoped he would. The S&P 500 soared 9.5% Wednesday. The index is still below where it was when Trump announced his sweeping set of […]
The Latest: Asia and European shares sink as US tariffs take effect
Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days but raised his tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. U.S. markets surged in response. The S&P 500 was up 7.8% in afternoon trading. It had been down earlier in the morning amid worries […]
Trump’s latest round of tariffs have taken effect — and more retaliation is coming. What we know
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with almost all of America’s trading partners. And his track record of on-again, off-again new levies continued Wednesday with a 90-day pause for most nations targeted by the latest volley of import taxes, hours after they went into effect. Just after midnight, dozens of countries began facing steeper duties from the U[...]
Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. History says different
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and manufacturers from foreign competition: tariffs. President Herbert Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in 1930, even as many economists […]
Wall Street points to gains as global markets rebound on tariff roller coaster
World shares and U.S. futures advanced Tuesday, led by gains in Tokyo where the Nikkei 225 shot up just over 6% as markets settled after the shocks from President Donald Trump ‘s tariff hikes. Japan’s Nikkei newspaper reported Tuesday that U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent would lead trade negotiations with the country, which as been buffeted by […]
China says it will ‘fight to the end’ after Trump threatens to impose still more tariffs
BEIJING (AP) — China said Tuesday it would “fight to the end” and take countermeasures against the United States to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports. The Commerce Ministry said the U.S.‘s imposition of “so-called ‘reciprocal tariffs‘” on China is “completely groundless and is a typical unilateral[...]
The Latest: Stocks plummet as global markets feel the impact of Trump’s tariffs
U.S. stocks careened after President Donald Trump threatened to crank his tariffs higher on Monday. The S&P 500 was down 0.8% in late trading, but only after a day of heart-racing reversals as battered financial markets try to figure out what Trump’s ultimate goal is for his trade war. If it’s to get other countries to agree to trade deals, […]
In conservative Alabama, Republicans are cheering for Trump – with some quiet concerns and caveats
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — On a day when stock markets around the world dropped precipitously, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl led a celebration of the president whose global tariffs sparked the selloff. With no mention of the Wall Street rollercoaster and global economic uncertainty, Wahl declared his state GOP’s “Trump Victory Dinner” — and the broader […]
