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Trump’s ‘Roaring’ Economy Meets a Rough Start to 2026: What The Numbers Show
With Trump's tariffs drama ongoing, the war in Iran has suddenly created inflationary concerns regarding oil and natural gas. To the White House, it is still early in the year and stronger growth is coming. read more >
Judge Rules Companies are Entitled to Refunds for Trump Tariffs Overturned by the Supreme Court
Judge Richard Eaton of the U.S. Court of International Trade wrote that “all importers of record’’ were “entitled to benefit’’ from the Supreme Court ruling. read more >
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Liberation Day? Not Quite (Editorial)
The Supreme Court's decision to block Trump's tariffs is a step toward liberating American consumers, but the battle is far from over. read more >
Murky Outlook for Businesses After Tariff Ruling Prompts Countermoves by Trump
Efforts to claw back the estimated $133 billion to $175 billion of previously collected tariffs now deemed illegal are bound to be complicated, and will likely favor larger companies with more resources. read more >
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US Economic Growth Much Weaker Than Thought in Q4
Still, a measure of underlying growth that focuses on consumer and business spending was mostly resilient. read more >
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs
The ruling upends the central plank of the president's economic agenda. read more >
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Retail Sales Flat in December, Ending Year On a Lackluster Note
The report delayed more than a month because of the 43-day government shutdown. read more >
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The Wealthy Ramp Up Spending While Other Americans Tread Water, New Study Finds
The data, released by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, also show that in the final three months of last year, lower-income and rural households faced higher inflation than higher-income households. read more >
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Americans’ Confidence in the US Economy Falls to Lowest Level Since 2014
The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index cratered 9.7 points to 84.5 in January, falling below even the lowest readings during the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
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The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Gauge Ticked Up In November
Consumer prices rose 2.8% in November from a year earlier, the Commerce Department said Thursday, up from a 2.7% annual pace in October. read more >
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IMF Upgrades Outlook for Surprisingly Resilient World Economy
The 191-nation lending organization expects that global growth will come in at 3.3% this year, same as in 2025. read more >
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Greenland and Threat of Trump Tariffs Loom Over Davos
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson says he hopes to “calm the waters” as Trump roils the trans-Atlantic relationship with his desire to take over Greenland. read more >
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Job Openings Slide to 2nd Lowest Level In 5 Years as Hiring Remains Sluggish
The report suggests that the “low-hire, low-fire” job market remains in effect, with workers enjoying some job security but those out of work struggling to find new jobs. read more >
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Farmers Can Now Learn How Much Aid They Will Get from the Trump Administration
Soybean farmers have been hit especially hard by Trump's trade war with China, which stopped buying any American crops after Trump announced his tariffs this spring. read more >
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December Interest Rate Cut Was a Close Call for Some Fed Officials, Minutes Show
Some Fed officials wanted to wait for more economic data before making any further moves, the minutes said. read more >
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Trump Launched Global Tariff Wars In 2025. Here’s a Recap of His Trade Actions This Year
Volley after volley of threats and steeper import taxes often arrived erratically — with Trump claiming that such levies needed to be immediately imposed to close trade imbalances and take back wealth that was “stolen” from the U.S. read more >
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Resilient US Consumers Drive Strongest Economic Expansion In 2 Years
U.S. gross domestic product from July through September — the economy’s total output of goods and services — rose from its 3.8% growth rate in the April-June quarter, the Commerce Department said. read more >
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More Thrifting and Fewer Returns, the Early Trends That Defined Shopping This Holiday
In the past it may have seemed gauche to gift your mother a gently used sweater or a pair of pants from a local thrift store, but seemingly not so amid all of the economic uncertainty and rising prices. read more >
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Retail Sales Unchanged In October as Shoppers Moderated Spending Due to Economic Uncertainty
Business at restaurants, the lone services component within the Census Bureau report and a barometer of discretionary spending, saw a 0.4% sales dip. read more >
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Markets, Not Handouts (Editorial)
With the end of the year fast approaching, the aid package feels more like a band-aid on a bullet hole. read more >
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