Trump seeks to close $1.6 trillion revenue gap with raft of new tariffs

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration this week stepped up its ambitious effort to replace about $1.6 trillion in lost tariff revenue that was...

Trump signs executive orders aimed at addressing home affordability concerns ahead of midterms

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed a pair of executive orders aimed at showing his commitment to improving home affordability —...

US eases some Russian oil sanctions but crude prices stay high

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The U.S. is temporarily easing some sanctions on Russian oil shipments, reflecting global concerns over sharply higher crude prices due to supply shortages stemming...

US job openings rise to a better-than-expected 7 million despite sluggish labor market

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. job openings rose to nearly 7 million in January, better than expected at a time when the American labor market...

US economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading first estimate

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, advanced at a sluggish 0.7% annual rate from October through December,...

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

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WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently...

Iran war and rising fuel costs could boost Panama Canal traffic, administrator says

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PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama Canal Administrator Ricaurte Vásquez said Thursday that the conflict in the Middle East and rising fuel costs could ultimately...

Asia shares mostly lower and oil hovers around $100 a barrel over Iran war...

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HONG KONG (AP) — Asia shares were mostly lower on Friday, tracking Wall Street losses, while oil prices hovered around $100 per barrel as...

Congressional Democrats say Trump tariffs will cost US households more than $2,500 this year

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is scrambling to replace the revenue the federal government lost when the Supreme Court struck down his biggest...

Live Nation employee mocks customers as ‘so stupid’ in internal messages released in court...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Incendiary internal messages in which a Live Nation employee mocks customers as “so stupid” and says the company is “robbing...