U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts
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U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States economy is starting to show signs of strain as President Trump’s abrupt moves to shrink federal spending, lay off government workers and impose tariffs on America’s largest trading partners rattle businesses and reverberate across states and cities. Funding freezes and…

Americans Brace for Inflation as Trump’s Tariffs Start to Take Effect
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Americans Brace for Inflation as Trump’s Tariffs Start to Take Effect

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fresh off the worst inflation shock in decades, Americans are once again bracing for higher prices. Expectations about future inflation have started to move up, according to metrics closely watched by officials at the Federal Reserve. So far, the data, including a consumer…

Government Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs Worry About Their Housing
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Government Workers Who Have Lost Their Jobs Worry About Their Housing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Lisa Sturtevant, the chief economist at Bright MLS, a multiple listing service, said that it is too soon to tell if the D.C. market has been shaken by the layoffs because “it hasn’t had enough time to filter into the housing market,” she…

Opinion | James Carville: The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment
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Opinion | James Carville: The Best Thing Democrats Can Do in This Moment

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Republican Party is all too often effective at campaigning and winning elections, but there’s another fact about it that a lot of Americans forget: The Republican Party flat out sucks at governing. Even Tucker Carlson agrees with this. For all the huffing…

Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now
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Markets and Corporate America Are Unfazed by Washington Chaos, for Now

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Even by Washington standards, the second Trump presidency has begun in frenetic fashion: mass firings at federal agencies, tariff threats against allies and foes alike, and haggling over how to get a Republican budget through a narrowly divided Congress. Business leaders and corporate…

Opinion | Trump’s First Four Weeks Felt Like Four Years
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Opinion | Trump’s First Four Weeks Felt Like Four Years

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines I’m just saying the best way to tackle those issues is to forget about stupid, greedy tax cuts for the rich and juice up the economy with efficient government, targeted spending on services like quality child care, good schools and health care for…

What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises
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What to Know About VAT, the Tax System Used in Europe That Trump Despises

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Thursday ordered his advisers to determine new tariff rates on America’s trading partners, a move that he said would “correct longstanding imbalances in international trade.” As part of his plan, Mr. Trump has taken aim at the value-added tax, a…

Hot Inflation Raises Stakes of Trump’s Tariffs
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Hot Inflation Raises Stakes of Trump’s Tariffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Hot inflation has raised the stakes of President Trump’s plans to escalate his use of tariffs on the country’s biggest trading partners, risking even higher consumer prices and pushing back the prospects of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates soon. New inflation data…

Opinion | Chrystia Freeland on the U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum
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Opinion | Chrystia Freeland on the U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A 25 percent tariff on Canadian aluminum is an act of self-harm — economic self-mutilation — by the United States. President Trump’s announcement on Monday that he was raising tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminum to 25 percent was all too…

Stocks Drop After Hotter Than Expected Inflation Reading
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Stocks Drop After Hotter Than Expected Inflation Reading

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Stocks on Wall Street slumped at the start of trading on Wednesday, dragged lower by data that showed consumer prices rose more than expected in January, leaving the Federal Reserve little cause to lower interest rates again soon. The S&P 500 fell roughly…