Gulf Coast Shrimpers See Hope in Trump’s Tariffs

In December, Frank Parker upgraded to a bigger shrimp boat. For the Mississippi shrimper, it was…

‘The Tsunami Is Coming’: China’s Global Exports Are Just Getting Started

For decades, the world’s largest car factory was Volkswagen’s complex in Wolfsburg, Germany. But BYD, the…

Trump’s Trade War Raises Bar for Fed Rate Cuts

President Trump’s global trade war has significantly raised the bar for the Federal Reserve to lower…

China Tries to Downplay the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy

China’s leaders have sent a clear message about the effects of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs:…

China Downplays the Trade War’s Effects on Its Economy

China’s leaders have sent a clear message about the effects of the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs:…

Trump’s Tariffs Imperil the Fortunes of a Nissan Factory Town

Kanda, a small town encircled by mountains on Japan’s southeast coast, is hundreds of miles from…

Oil Prices Tumble Further as Trump’s Tariffs Weigh on Economic Outlook

U.S. oil prices fell sharply, briefly dipping below $60 a barrel on Sunday — their lowest…

Stocks Are Set to Extend Sharp Fall

Stock markets pointed to a further fall this week as futures trading got underway Sunday evening,…

Wall Street’s Decision Makers Brace for More Chaos After Markets Plunge

There was little rest on Wall Street this weekend. There was plenty of anger, anxiety, frustration,…

Used Tesla Market Heats Up as Owners Sell to Protest Elon Musk

For the last several months, Ken Harvey has been cultivating a budding side business for his…

Trump’s Tariffs Will Wound Free Trade, but the Blow May Not Be Fatal

President Trump’s self-proclaimed “liberation day,” in which he announced across-the-board tariffs on the United States’ trading…

Small Businesses Face a ‘Tornado’ of Challenges: Cuts, Freezes and Now Tariffs

It was a bad week for Ben Coryell, who runs a wilderness guiding company in Golden,…

Vietnam Urges United States to Delay Imposing Tariffs On It

Vietnam’s top leader, To Lam, has asked President Trump to delay the imposition of tariffs for…

The White House Frames the Past by Erasing Parts of It

Soon after the new administration arrived, things began to go missing from the White House website.…

Republicans Like to Cut Taxes. With Tariffs, Trump Is Raising Them.

The Republican Party embarked this week on a haphazard experiment in economic policymaking, wagering that the…

7 Americans Weigh In on Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs

‘As a business owner, you don’t make money right away, right?’ Hamid Chaudhry, 53, from Reading,…

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…

More Than 500 Law Firms Back Perkins Coie in Fight With Trump

More than 500 law firms on Friday threw their support behind some of their embattled peers,…

Ted Cruz and Other Senate Republicans Question Trump’s Tariffs

Some Republican senators on Capitol Hill, including one of President Trump’s most ardent supporters, have signaled…

Investors Recoil From Trump’s Pledge to Remake the Global Economy

Investors around the globe this week sent President Trump a clear message about his new tariff…

Trump Sounds Defiant Note as Tariffs Roil Markets Again

As financial markets recoiled for a second day and China said that it would hit the…

Trump Calls India a Friend, but Is Trying to Block Its Imports

Sizing up what President Trump’s new tariffs mean for India was a puzzle from the start…