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President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

What to know about President Donald Trump’s vast new tariffs

April 3, 2025 at 9:21 a.m.

After weeks of anticipation and speculation, President Donald Trump followed through on his tariff threats by declaring on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher...

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., walks with reporters on the way to a closed-door Republican Conference strategy session, at the Capitol, in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is unlikely to free businesses from uncertainty surrounding trade policy

April 1, 2025 at 3:28 p.m.

President Donald Trump says his tariff announcements slated for Wednesday will amount to a “Liberation Day” for the United States.

FILE – President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office to depart on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Trump vows to take back ‘stolen’ wealth as tariffs on steel and aluminum imports go into effect

March 12, 2025 at 3:20 p.m.

President Donald Trump officially increased tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25% on Wednesday.

ARCHIVO – Una persona espera en una fila para ser atendido en una feria de empleo, el jueves 29 de agosto de 2024, en Sunrise, Florida. (AP Foto/Lynne Sladky, Archivo)

Empleadores de EEUU agregaron 151.000 empleos el mes pasado, aunque el desempleo subió al 4,1%

March 7, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

Los empleadores de Estados Unidos añadieron 151.000 puestos de trabajo el mes pasado, pero las perspectivas son inciertas ya que el presidente Donald Trump amenaza con una guerra comercial, purga...

FILE – Workers sort avocados at a packing plant in Uruapan, Mexico, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Solis, File)

President Trump’s erratic trade policies are baffling businesses, threatening investment and economic growth

March 6, 2025 at 5:29 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s ever-changing, on-again, off-again tariff war with America’s three biggest trading partners is baffling businesses and causing them to delay or cancel the investments that help drive economic...

Trucks enter into the United States from Ontario, Canada across the Ambassador Bridge, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Here’s what tariffs are and how they work

March 4, 2025 at 6:21 a.m.

Tariffs are in the news at the moment. Here’s what they are and what you need to know about them.

FILE – Sunlight shines through the flags of Canada and the United States, held together by a protester outside on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Feb. 1, 2025.(Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Trump’s trade war draws swift retaliation with new tariffs from Mexico, Canada and China

March 4, 2025 at 10:00 p.m.

President Donald Trump launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin as...

FILE – A 2024 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Custom truck is shown at the Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Here are some goods in the crosshairs of Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

March 4, 2025 at 6:24 a.m.

President Donald Trump was poised to impose 25% taxes on imports from Canada and Mexico Tuesday and to double to 20% his levies on Chinese products. All three countries —...

President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (Pool via AP)

US auto industry could be collateral damage in President Trump’s trade wars

March 1, 2025 at 4:33 p.m.

President Donald Trump’s trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry.

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Could President Donald Trump really return DOGE savings to taxpayers?

February 21, 2025 at 10:56 a.m.

An idea first proposed on social media has bubbled up to the White House and received President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic endorsement: Take some of the savings from billionaire Elon Musk’s...

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