Tag: Donald Trump
Federal delay casts doubt on Vineyard Wind
NEW YORK – The Trump administration cast the fate of the nation’s first major offshore wind farm into doubt by extending an environmental review...
Trump’s trade war challenges Fed’s independence
All four living former chairs of the Federal Reserve took to the op-ed page of the Wall Street Journal on Aug. 5 to defend...
World economy edges closer to a recession as trade dread deepens
WASHINGTON – The escalating trade war between the United States and China is nudging the world economy toward its first recession in a decade...
U.S. stocks plunge most in 2019 on trade tension
NEW YORK – Financial markets buckled after China escalated the trade war with the U.S., sending American stocks to the biggest drop this year...
U.S. goods trade deficit widens to 5-month high in June
WASHINGTON – America’s merchandise trade deficit with China widened slightly in June to a five-month high, government figures showed Friday, a day after President...
Trump ratchets up U.S.-China trade war with new tariffs
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump abruptly escalated his trade war with China, announcing that he would impose a 10% tariff on $300 billion in...
Senate clears two-year debt, budget plan for Trump’s signature
WASHINGTON – The Senate sent President Donald Trump legislation to extend the debt limit and allow more government spending until after next year’s election...
U.S. growth slows to 2.1% as trade tensions weigh on businesses
WASHINGTON – U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter by less than forecast as consumer spending topped estimates, though weaker business investment and exports...
N.Y., N.J. & Conn., pursue another battle in SALT deduction war
NEW YORK – New York, New Jersey and Connecticut are again suing President Donald Trump’s administration over a provision in the 2017 tax law...
Trio of R.I. researchers to receive presidential science award
PROVIDENCE – Two Brown University faculty members have been chosen by the White House to receive the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and...
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