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Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, shrugging off new Chinese tariffs on American goods that intensified a trade war between the two largest economies in the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 440 points, or 1.1%, while the S&P 500 surged 1.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq increased 1.6%. Meanwhile, a selloff of 10-year […]
Marcus Wells, a barista at Float Coffee in Hollywood, Calif., speaks, April 8, 2025, about the impact the global tariff war will have on his business. KABC (NEW YORK) — Americans’ love affair with coffee and chocolate could soon get a lot more expensive. Baristas and confectioners say the beans they need to make their […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks seesawed between gains and losses in early trading on Friday as new Chinese tariffs on American goods intensified a trade war between the two largest economies in the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 103 points, or 0.25%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.2%. The […]
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks inched lower in early trading on Friday as new Chinese tariffs on American goods intensified a trade war between the two largest economies in the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 96 points, or 0.25%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.1%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq declined […]
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s decision to pause so-called “reciprocal tariffs” for most countries triggered a historic stock market rally on Wednesday, but the levies that remain in place are still expected to hike prices and put the U.S. at risk of a recession, experts told ABC News. Alongside the suspension of […]
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 2.4% in March compared to a year ago, marking a cooldown during a period that preceded the recession warnings and market turmoil following President Donald Trump’s recent escalation of tariffs. The reading came in lower than economists expected. Even as overall cost hikes slowed, egg prices […]
ABC News (RALEIGH, N.C.) — In the Research Triangle area in and around Raleigh, North Carolina, home sales and construction development are booming as thousands flock to the area in search of affordable homes close to work. However, the severe tariffs President Donald Trump put on virtually all U.S. trading partners have created uncertainty within […]
CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause in some tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 2,370 points, or 6.3%, while the S&P 500 soared 7.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 9.6%. President Donald Trump’s latest batch of levies on China increased […]
Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hedge fund honcho Bill Ackman has joined a growing list of President Donald Trump’s billionaire backers calling for the White House to slam the brakes on tariffs. As the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs went into effect Wednesday, triggering retaliatory reactions from China and the European Union, Ackman took […]
CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (NEW YORK) –U.S. stocks seesawed on Wednesday, swinging between gains and losses amid fears of a global trade war as China and the European Union slapped retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 60 points, or 0.7%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.6%, The tech-heavy Nasdaq […]
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