Tag: Tariffs
Panelists: R.I. should build on life sciences momentum, foster interest in...
Between rapidly shifting tariffs, freezes to federal grant funding and changing U.S. Food and Drug Administration policies, R.I. Bio Director Glenn Robertelli acknowledges that...
R.I. joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s new global tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – Some two dozen states, including Rhode Island, challenged President Donald Trump’s new global tariffs on Thursday, filing a lawsuit over import...
U.S. consumer confidence improves modestly in February after cratering the first...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The American consumer’s confidence in the U.S. economy improved slightly in February after cratering a month earlier.
The Conference Board said Tuesday that...
Supreme Court strikes down Trump’s sweeping tariffs, upending central plank of...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's far-reaching global tariffs on Friday, handing him a significant loss on an issue crucial to his...
U.S. economy grows at 1.4% rate in the fourth quarter, slower...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. economic growth slowed in the final three months of last year, dragged down by the six-week shutdown of the federal...
U.S. trade deficit slipped to $901B last year amid Trump tariffs
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. trade deficit slipped modestly in 2025, a year in which President Donald Trump upended global commerce by slapping double...
Inflation measure dips to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall...
WASHINGTON (AP) – A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental price growth slowed and gas...
‘Trump slump’ threatens tourism payoff from World Cup
With an upcoming FIFA World Cup being staged across the nation, 2026 was supposed to be a bumper year for tourism to the U.S.
And...
CBO: Federal deficits and debt to worsen over next decade
WASHINGTON (AP) – The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office’s 10-year outlook projects worsening long-term federal deficits and rising debt, driven largely by increased spending, notably on Social...
Retail sales unchanged in December from November, closing out year on...
NEW YORK (AP) – Shoppers pulled back the pace of their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the...
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