Category Archives: Business News
US egg prices fall for the first time in months but remain near record highs
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business WriterU.S. retail egg prices fell in April from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year, according to government data released Tuesday.The average pri...
May 13, 2025
Federal Reserve leaves key rate unchanged as it sees risk of higher prices and higher unemployment
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, brushing off President Donald Trump's demands to lower borrowing costs,...
May 07, 2025
Stocks rally worldwide after Trump eases some of his tariffs on electronics, for now
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are rising worldwide Monday after President Donald Trump relaxed some of his tariffs, for now at least, and as stress from within the U.S. bond m...
Apr 14, 2025
Trump team tries to project confidence and calm after his tariff moves rattled markets
By BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Trump administration officials were out in force across the television networks Sunday defending President Donald Trump's economic policies after another...
Apr 13, 2025
Trump says he’s not backing down on tariffs, calls them ‘medicine’ as markets reel
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated PressWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Sunday that he won’t back down on his sweeping tariffs on imports from most of ...
Apr 06, 2025
Dow drops 1,600 as US stocks lead worldwide sell-off after Trump's tariffs cause a COVID-like shock
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street shuddered, and a level of shock unseen since COVID's outbreak tore through financial markets worldwide Thursday on worries about the damage ...
Apr 03, 2025
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
By JOSH BOAK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade...
Apr 02, 2025
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trad...
Apr 02, 2025
Stock market today: More swerves hit Wall Street as Trump’s “Liberation Day” nears
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks swerved through another shaky day of trading Tuesday, with uncertainty still high about just what President Donald Trump will announce about ...
Apr 01, 2025
Americans increased spending tepidly last month as anxiety over the economy takes hold
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ANNE D'INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. shoppers stepped up their spending just a bit in February after a sharp pullback the previous month, signaling t...
Mar 17, 2025