Tag: Tariffs
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...
MEET THE MAKERS: Westerly factory specializes in crucial, mostly concealed, construction...
(Editor’s note: This is the 41st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
More thrifting and fewer returns, the early trends that defined shopping...
NEW YORK (AP) – The shopping rush leading up to Christmas is over and in its place, like every year, another has begun as...
Consumer confidence slides in December to lowest level since U.S. tariffs...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Consumers' confidence in the economy was shaken in December as Americans grow anxious about high prices and the impact of President Donald...
U.S. economy expands at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economy expanded at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the most rapid expansion in two...
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