Companies curtailed hiring in April
Job seekers in the U.S. have had less options over the past few weeks.
U.S. economy
Consumer gloom worse than expected in April amid Trump’s tariffs
Consumer attitudes worsened more than expected in April, casting further gloom over the economy as President Donald Trump’s tariffs set off warnings of price increases and a possible recession, fresh data on Tuesday showed.
Americans still dreading recession
Americans are still dreading a recession and rising inflation.
Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools’ equity efforts
President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them, part of his escalating campaign to end what he calls ” wokeness ” and diversity efforts in education.
Elon Musk steps back from Doge
Elon Musk says he’s going back to Tesla.
Wall Street rises and markets rally worldwide as Trump softens his tough talk on tariffs and the Fed
U.S. stocks rose Wednesday as a worldwide rally came back around to Wall Street after President Donald Trump appeared to back off his criticism of the Federal Reserve and his tough talk in his trade war.
Strange sell-off in the dollar raises the specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump
Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar.
Retail sales surged in March
U.S. retail sales surged last month.
US stocks drop as Nvidia slides and the fog of Trump’s trade war thickens
U.S. stocks fell Wednesday after Nvidia warned new restrictions on exports to China will chisel billions of dollars off its results, while companies around the world said President Donald Trump’s trade war is clouding forecasts for how they and the economy will do this year.
Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves
The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.
