Bessent Takes Tricky Center Stage as Trade Wars Roil U.S. Economy

The traditional gathering of former Treasury secretaries to welcome a newly minted one into the fold…

Five More Big Law Firms Reach Deals With Trump

Five more prominent law firms facing potential punitive action by President Trump reached deals on Friday…

Stocks Post Gain for the Week, but Investors Remain Anxious

Stocks on Wall Street ended a volatile week with a bounce on Friday, while government bond…

RFK Jr. Accuses FDA of Drug Industry Influence That Barred Alternative Remedies

In a speech broadcast to the Food and Drug Administration’s Maryland campus on Friday morning, Robert…

Investors Seeking Safety Look to German Government Bonds

Germany has long taken flack from Wall Street and financial capitals around Europe for the extreme…

What to Know About Who Pays the Higher Costs of Trump’s Tariffs

President Trump’s latest tariffs are about to become an unavoidable and expensive reality for American businesses…

‘This is Not Normal’: Trump’s Tariffs Upend the Bond Market

The bedrock of the financial system trembled on Friday, with government bond yields rising sharply as…

EU Countries Go on Tariff Defense

As the fallout from President Trump’s rewiring of global trade sets in across Europe, governments are…

In U.S.- China Tariffs Standoff, Trump Showed Xi He Has Limits

President Trump didn’t seem to mind as his worldwide tariffs set off stock market sell-offs and…

As Trump Upends Global Trade, Europe Sees an Opportunity

President Trump has big ambitions for the global trading system and is using tariffs to try…

How Tariffs Could Cause Car Insurance Costs to Rise

Add this to worries about the likely impact of tariffs: costlier car insurance. The new tariffs…

Markets Worry About Finding an Exit From Trump’s Trade Fight

The trade battle intensifies There’s no letup in sight to the trade war: This morning, China…

Warren Urges S.E.C. to Investigate Trading Around Trump’s Tariff Pause

Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat, has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether…

Stocks Waver on Latest Escalation in U.S.-China Trade War

Stock markets shuddered on Friday as the trade war between the United States and China continued…

The ‘China Shock’ Offers a Lesson. It Isn’t the One Trump Has Learned.

When Congress voted to normalize trade relations with China at the beginning of this century, U.S.…

Tesla Halts Orders in China on U.S. Imported Models

Tesla has stopped accepting new orders in China for two car models that it imports from…

Autoworkers Union Chief Gives Trump’s Tariffs a Mixed Review

The head of the United Automobile Workers union voiced partial support on Thursday for the Trump…

Challenge to Trump’s Tariffs Funded by Groups Linked to Charles Koch and Leonard Leo

Among those opposed to President Trump’s tariffs on imports from China: a legal group funded by…

Trump, Offering Few Details, Insists ‘Everybody’ Wants to Make a Deal With the U.S.

A day after President Trump capitulated on his global reciprocal tariffs, he and Commerce Secretary Howard…

Can Britain Be a ‘Sensible, Stable’ Haven in Trade War? Some See Potential.

Britain became a byword for self-inflicted economic harm and instability after Brexit and former Prime Minister…

Stocks Fall as Tariff Pause Fails to Quell Wall Street’s Worries

The stock market resumed its slide on Thursday, as the White House clarified that Chinese imports…

Trump’s Tariffs Could Impact Apparel Companies That Make Clothing in the U.S.

On the open 15th floor of a loft building in Midtown Manhattan, about a dozen skilled…