Business
Are We Headed for Recession? Economists Look Everywhere for Signs.
Americans are spending less at McDonald’s. Fewer container ships are expected at the Port of Los Angeles. Procter & Gamble is raising…
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Recession and Depression
Politics
Senators are urging Paramount to fight Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit.
The Trump administration is planning to transport a group of immigrants to Libya on a U.S. military plane, according to U.S. officials,…
News
Here’s what happened on Wednesday.
Mohsen Mahdawi, an organizer of the pro-Palestinian movement at Columbia University, was freed from federal custody on Wednesday, more…
Politics
Trump boasts about the economy, but says weak data is Biden’s problem.
President Trump took office 101 days ago after a campaign in which voters bought his argument that he could skillfully manage the economy…
Politics
Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows
Cutting federal funding for scientific research could cause long-run economic damage equivalent to a major recession, according to a new…
Politics
How Trump May Unintentionally Cut Carbon Emissions
President Trump has expressed little interest in fighting climate change. One of his key cabinet officials has even sought to evaluate…
Business
Delta Warns Trump’s Trade War Could Lead to a Recession
Delta Air Lines on Wednesday became one of the largest American companies to warn that President Trump’s escalating trade war was weighing…
Business
What Is a Bear Market? Are We in One?
President Trump’s global tariffs have sent stock markets worldwide into a tailspin, and the S&P 500 on Monday entered bear market…
Business
The Fed Isn’t Rushing to Save the Markets This Time
The notion that the Federal Reserve will rush in to rescue investors in a crisis has comforted investors for decades. But in the big…
Politics
As Trump Stokes Uncertainty, the Fed Asks Businesses Where It Hurts
Chris Bergen, who runs a commercial greenhouse business in northern Minnesota, finds himself “walking a tightrope” roughly two months into…
Politics
Trump’s Tariffs Have Sown Uncertainty. That Might Be the Point.
Follow the latest news on the Trump administration. Since taking office, President Trump and his advisers have explained the president’s…
Business
Can Low Unemployment Last Under Trump?
For a time, not too long ago, it was the central question animating economic forecasts and bets laid by investors in financial markets:…