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Stocks slide as Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs loom
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Stocks fell on Monday ahead of the expected introduction of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on Wednesday, measures the president said will impact "all...
Mar 31, 2025
Musk hands out $1M checks after efforts to block the giveaways in court are rejected
Scott Olson/Getty Images(MADISON, WI) -- Just hours after the state Supreme Court rejected Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul's effort to block Elon Musk from handing out $1 million checks on Sunday...
Mar 31, 2025
Inflation held steady in February, according to Fed's preferred gauge
Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Inflation held steady in February compared to a year ago, according to a release from the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of price increases.The reading match...
Mar 28, 2025
US stocks tick up in 1st trading since Trump's auto tariffs announced
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- U.S. stocks ticked higher on Thursday in the first trading since President Donald Trump announced 25% auto tariffs.The tariffs have escalated a globa...
Mar 27, 2025
Republicans accuse NPR, PBS of bias at House hearing; Democrats rebuke it as a partisan attack
NPR CEO Katherine Maher, PBS President & CEO Paula Kerger; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republicans accused public media outlets NPR and PBS of bias at a House subc...
Mar 26, 2025
What could tariffs on April 2 mean for prices and the economy?
Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- President Donald Trump has vowed to issue a fresh round of tariffs on April 2, presenting it as an inflection point for the economy weeks after a previous se...
Mar 26, 2025
Mega Millions says new rules will more than double jackpot value
Drew Angerer/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- New Mega Millions rules will come into play next month, the company has announced, under which the minimum jackpot value will more than double to $50 million.The...
Mar 26, 2025
'It’s morally wrong': Construction industry advocates say accidents are being faked all over New York City
Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- With more high-rise buildings than anywhere else in the U.S., New York City has long been a place where millions of people hope...
Mar 26, 2025
Consumer attitudes worsen more than expected amid Trump's tariffs: Survey
97/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Consumer attitudes worsened in March as President Donald Trump's tariffs set off a market rout and warnings of a possible recession, Conference Board survey data on Tuesda...
Mar 25, 2025
Boeing seeks to withdraw guilty pleas over 2 deadly 737 MAX crashes: Sources
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Boeing is seeking to withdraw its guilty plea agreement with the Department of Justice in the criminal cases surrounding two deadly 737 MAX crashes, sources f...
Mar 25, 2025
