War and tariffs threaten a resilient US economy again
WASHINGTON — A few short weeks ago, the U.S. economy seemed to be catching a summer break.
As US debt hits a worrying milestone, Washington barely notices
The U.S. government learned last week that it may have reached an unfortunate milestone: The size of its debt surpassed the nation’s total economic output.
Warsh clears an early hurdle on path to Fed chair
Kevin Warsh moved one step closer Wednesday to becoming the next chair of the Federal Reserve, after Republicans on a key Senate panel advanced his nomination to the full chamber for a final vote.
Tariffs raised consumers’ prices, but the refunds go only to businesses
You probably won’t receive a huge tariff refund.
Trump administration suggests tariff refunds may take significant time
As soon as the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s steep global tariffs last month, a flood of U.S. businesses began to file lawsuits in the hopes of getting their money back.
Businesses push for tariff refunds as Trump aides hint at fight to come
As federal judges last spring began to consider the legality of President Donald Trump’s punishing global tariffs, the administration offered an assurance: It told the court that a set of suing companies would “assuredly receive payment” if Trump ever lost the fight.
Trump administration tells states it aims to ‘reimagine’ jobless benefits
The Trump administration signaled to states this month that it was eyeing changes to the unemployment insurance system, which pays weekly benefits to out-of-work Americans.
Before jobs report, White House seeks to downplay any slowdown
Top White House officials have started trying to downplay a highly anticipated jobs report set for release Wednesday, insisting that the U.S. economy remains strong even if the data may ultimately show a fresh slowdown in hiring.
