Economy

International trading partners and U.S. consumers alike are watching closely at what President Donald Trump does on April 2, which he has dubbed “Liberation Day.” That’s when the President will...

Construction spending rebounded in February, led by a pickup in homebuilding, after a decline in the previous month. The data suggests the residential sector continues to drive construction activity despite...

President Donald Trump’s trade war and other policies unpopular abroad are deterring inbound tourism and triggering boycotts that will make a measurable if modest dent in U.S. economic growth, according...

Calls from the U.S. to Roustan Hockey headquarters in Canada in recent weeks have been anything but routine, as bulk orders of name-brand sticks have suddenly become complicated conversations. “These...

European Union executive head Ursula von der Leyen has said the bloc has a “strong plan” to retaliate against United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs, although its preference is a...

Donald Trump has said that “tariff” is the “most beautiful word in the dictionary.” And throughout his first months in office, the president has given Americans plenty of cause for...

CK Hutchison, one of the largest conglomerates in Hong Kong, earlier this month announced plans to sell its stake in two ports on the Panama Canal to a group of...

United States President Donald Trump has said his long-awaited reciprocal tariffs will be lower than what other countries charge as uncertainty over his biggest trade announcement yet continues to roil...

Since November, President Trump has repeatedly boasted about the “mandate” he received from the American people in November. By NPR’s count, he’s used the word more than 50 times in...

United States President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs on the auto sector have made one thing clear, experts say: The US is no longer a beacon of free market trade, and...