WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans proposed sweeping tax breaks Monday in President Donald Trump's big priority bill, tallying at least $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly paid for with cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and green energy programs used by millions of Americans. The House Ways ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty. Trump launched a trade war during his first term as well, taking particular aim at China by ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump's tariffs took effect, though economists and many business owners expect inflation will climb in the coming months. Consumer prices rose 2.3% in April from a year ago, the ...
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted through a quiet Friday as Wall Street closed an unusually calm week. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% to finish the week with a modest dip of 0.5%. It's the first week in seven where the index at the heart of many 401(k) accounts moved by less than 1.5%, ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency faced fresh upheaval Thursday just weeks before the start of hurricane season when the acting administrator was pushed out and replaced by another official from the Department of Homeland Security. The abrupt change came the day after ...
GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. treasury secretary and America's top trade negotiator will meet with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world's two biggest economies and to damage global commerce. Treasury ...
