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Trump’s Tariffs Are Adding Steel Mill Jobs, and Crushing American Factories

Tariffs unaffected by President Trump’s Supreme Court loss are adding costs for many U.S. manufacturers that use steel, limiting exports and jeopardizing jobs.
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Trump Officials Seek to ‘Reimagine’ Unemployment Benefits, Targeting Fraud

Federal officials are subjecting some states to higher scrutiny in an antifraud campaign, as the president rails against California and states led by Democrats.
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Is It Safe to Travel to Mexico Right Now, Given the Cartel Violence?

A wave of unrest after the killing of a cartel leader has rattled tourists in Mexico, prompting travelers to reconsider their plans. Here’s what to know.
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The Looming Taiwan Chip Disaster That Silicon Valley Has Long Ignored

If China invades Taiwan and cuts off its chip exports to American companies, the tech industry and the U.S. economy would be crippled.
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‘Mother Russia’ Review: A New Play That’s as Funny as It’s Smart

A strong cast stars in Lauren Yee’s new play, part of a cycle of works about the collisions between 20th-century communism, capitalism and pop culture.
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Trump Administration Scrambles to Pick Up the Pieces of Broken Tariffs

President Trump is already working to piece his tariff program back together, after a Supreme Court ruling ruptured a centerpiece of his economic agenda.
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Top Fed Official Sees Little Effect on Rate Outlook From Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling

Christopher J. Waller, a Federal Reserve governor, said he would support a pause in rate cuts in March if the labor market continued to show signs of stabilizing.
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Fact-Check: Trump’s Latest Claims on Jobs, Inflation and Crime

Trends on jobs, inflation and crime that began before Donald Trump retook office continued, largely unabated, in his first year back.
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Is Climate Change Making Inflation Worse?

There’s mounting evidence that extreme weather is making some everyday stuff more expensive. But how that plays out for you depends on several factors.
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Trump’s Challenge to Free Market Capitalism

Stakes in private companies. Handshake deals with chief executives. The president’s economic policy has drifted far from principles that long defined the Republican Party. Is it capitalism at all?
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Trump’s Trade Gamble Will Continue, Despite Supreme Court Rebuke

The president seems as intent on tariffs as ever and argues that his trade agenda is succeeding, despite little evidence to support it
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‘Murky Waters’ for Global Businesses After Trump’s Tariff Loss

Even after the Supreme Court invalidated many of the president’s levies, foreign leaders and executives assume that U.S. tariffs are here to stay, in one form or another.
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With Tariff Changes, Consumers May Be Stuck in a Waiting Game

Some companies could decide to temper price increases, but the effect would take time to materialize.
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After Tariff Decision, What Happens to Trump’s Deals With China, Canada and Europe?

The Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate many of President Trump’s tariffs raised questions about what would become of agreements struck with major U.S. trading partners.
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Supreme Court Justices Strike Down Trump’s Tariffs

President Trump was the first to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to set tariffs on imported goods from more than 100 countries.
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U.S. Economy Grew Modestly at End of 2025

Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.4 percent annual rate in the last quarter of the year, hit by the effects of the government shutdown.
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In 2025, Trade Deficit in Goods Reached Record High

Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services. The trade deficit in goods was the highest on record.
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Trump Mulls a North American Trade Pact Without Canada

U.S. officials are threatening major changes to a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that could upend the way business is done and leave Canada on the outs.
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Fed Minutes Show No Rush to Restart Rate Cuts

Barring a rapid deterioration in the labor market or a significant cooling of inflation, the Federal Reserve appears poised for an extended hold.
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The Quiet Architect of Trump’s Global Trade War

Jamieson Greer, a low-key lawyer from a working-class background, is rewriting the rules of the global economy at the president’s behest.
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