Economy
- by: Craig Paton
- Source:
Independent
- 07/29/2025
Trump hits out at ‘ugly monster’ wind farms as he backs oil and gas
US President Donald Trump has branded wind turbines “ugly monsters” as he backed North Sea oil and gas.
- by: SAM McNEIL
- Source:
AP News
- 07/16/2025
EU trade ministers plan countermeasures to Trump’s ‘unacceptable’ 30% tariffs
EU trade ministers agreed Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of 30% tariffs on the European Union was “absolutely unacceptable,” and they are studying a new set of countermeasures to respond to the move.
- by: Kevin Breuninger
- Source:
CNBC
- 07/09/2025
Trump says he will impose 50% tariff on copper imports
President Donald Trump said he will impose a 50% tariff on copper imports and suggested more steep sector-specific duties are on the way.
- by: BERNARD CONDON
- Source:
AP News
- 07/03/2025
Tesla sales plunge again as anti-Musk boycott shows staying power and rivals pounce on the weakness
Sales of Tesla electric cars fell sharply in the last three months as boycotts over Elon Musk’s political views continue to keep buyers away.
- by: Amanda Castro and Hannah Parry
- Source:
News Week
- 06/27/2025
Trump Says He Signed Trade Deal With China, Teases India Agreement
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, that he has signed a trade deal with China.
- by: Justin Boggs
- Source:
Scripps News
- 06/26/2025
Kroger announces closure of 60 underperforming stores after failed Albertsons merger
Amid plans to shutter 60 stores, Kroger commits to new openings and employee relocations, navigating challenges after the attempted merger with Albertsons.
- by: Reuters
- Source:
NY Post
- 06/20/2025
Oil prices rise as Israel-Iran conflict heightens fears of supply disruptions
Oil prices jumped in early Asian trade on Monday after Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, heightening fears that escalating battle could trigger a broader regional conflict and widely disrupt oil exports from the Middle East.
- by: Aimee Picchi
- Source:
CBS News
- 06/19/2025
Social Security's insolvency date is now a year earlier. Here's how it could impact your benefits
Social Security is on track to deplete its trust funds by 2034, one year sooner than previously forecast, when the federal retirement program will be required to cut monthly benefits by about 20%.
- by: CORA LEWIS
- Source:
AP News
- 06/17/2025
Credit scores decline for millions as US student loan collections restart
Millions of Americans are seeing their credit scores suffer now that the U.S. government has resumed referring missed student loan payments for debt collection
- by: CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO
- Source:
AP News
- 06/11/2025
Inflation barely rose last month as cheaper gas and cars offset some costlier imports
U.S. inflation picked up a bit last month as higher prices for groceries and some imported goods were largely offset by cheaper gas, travel services, and rents.
- by: Ben Whedon
- Source:
just the news
- 06/06/2025
Musk says Epstein files have been buried because Trump is in them
Elon Musk on Thursday said the files related to the late billionaire and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have not been made public due to President Trump's presence in the files.
- by: Davis Winkie, USA TODAY
- Source:
Yahoo
- 05/27/2025
Trump vs. Harvard: President threatens to shift $3 billion in US grants to trade schools
President Donald Trump is continuing his second-term assault on Harvard University with a Memorial Day threat to pull $3 billion in federal grants while signaling an unexpected potential beneficiary if he follows through: America's trade schools.
- by: Art Raymond
- Source:
Deseret
- 05/13/2025
Stocks surge in response to U.S.-China tariff news
Major U.S. stock indexes shot up Monday following news of U.S.-China trade deal.
- by: Jeff Cox
- Source:
CNBC
- 05/13/2025
Annual inflation rate hit 2.3% in April, less than expected and lowest since 2021
The consumer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2% for the month, putting the 12-month inflation rate at 2.3%, its lowest since February 2021.
- by: JOSH BOAK, JILL LAWLESS and CHRIS MEGERIAN
- Source:
US Daily Press
- 05/08/2025
US and UK are expected to announce a trade deal that Trump says will cement their relationship
The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal on Thursday that will lower the burden of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, delivering a political victory for U.K
- by: JOSH BOAK
- Source:
AP News
- 05/01/2025
Trump says US kids may get ‘2 dolls instead of 30,’ but China will suffer more in a trade war
President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that his tariffs could result in fewer and costlier products in the United States, saying American kids might “have two dolls instead of 30 dolls,” but he insisted China will suffer more from his trade war.