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Trump Proposes $163 Billion in Cuts Across Government in New Budget

President Trump on Friday proposed slashing $163 billion in federal spending next fiscal year, a drastic retrenchment in the role.

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Stock Market on Track to Erases Losses From Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariff Rollout

Stocks on Friday erased losses suffered in the days after President Trump’s chaotic rollout of tariffs in early April, bolstered.

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Solid Jobs Report Reinforces Fed’s Patient Approach to Interest Rate Cuts

A solid labor market has for months given the Federal Reserve comfort that it could hold off on interest rate.

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For the U.S. and China, the Only Talking Is About Whether to Talk

As trade tensions flared between the world’s largest economies, communication between the United States and China has been so shaky.

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Under Trump, Stocks Have the Worst Start to a Presidential Term Since 1974

One hundred days of President Trump. Seventy days of whipsaw trading in financial markets. Thirty-two days of losses. More than.

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Trump Blames Biden After U.S. Economy Shrinks Amid Tariff War

The chaotic start to President Trump’s second term roiled the economy at the beginning of the year, as consumers and.

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Trump’s Cuts to Science Funding Could Hurt U.S. Economy, Study Shows

Cutting federal funding for scientific research could cause long-run economic damage equivalent to a major recession, according to a new.

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How Trump May Unintentionally Cut Carbon Emissions

President Trump has expressed little interest in fighting climate change. One of his key cabinet officials has even sought to.

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New Data Provide a Pre-Tariff Snapshot of a Stable but Slowing Labor Market

The labor market remained sound in March, with job openings declining but layoffs remaining near record lows, while rates of.

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Trump to Sign Executive Order Walking Back Some Auto Tariffs

President Trump plans to sign an executive order Tuesday that will walk back some tariffs for carmakers, administration officials said,.

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