Fear of unemployment jumps to highest level since the pandemic
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Not since the early weeks of the pandemic have Americans been this certain that unemployment will spike.…
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US stocks get boost from tariff exemptions but trade war confusion persists
By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks rose Monday as traders rallied on the Trump administration’s exemption for tariffs on…
Continue ReadingBillionaire Ray Dalio is worried Trump’s tariff war could spark ‘something worse’ than a recession
By John Liu and Anna Cooban, CNN Hong Kong/London (CNN) — Billionaire Ray Dalio says President Donald Trump’s tariff war has helped push…
Continue Reading‘Incredibly concerning’: Facebook black market groups offer rideshare and delivery driver accounts for sale, researchers say
By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — “Need an Uber Eats account in Jacksonville, FL ASAP.” “I have one.” “Looking for an Uber eats…
Continue ReadingIf Meta loses in antitrust case, it could be forced to break itself up by selling Instagram and WhatsApp
By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Meta is going on trial starting Monday. The US government is advancing a blockbuster antitrust case, alleging…
Continue ReadingTrump says free trade killed American auto jobs. That’s not the whole story
By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Much of President Donald Trump’s tariff rhetoric has been about restoring factory jobs — particularly auto…
Continue ReadingThey tried to sell their homes without a real estate agent. Here’s how it went
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — When Jill Langen decided to list her Clarkston, Michigan, home of 25 years for sale last month, she did it…
Continue ReadingTariff uncertainty engulfs annual trade show in Hong Kong
By John Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — An annual global trade fair has kicked off in Hong Kong with no shortage of fanfare – featuring robots…
Continue ReadingUS stock futures rise amid temporary tariff exemptions for tech products
By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Stock futures rose Sunday after a temporary reprieve from tariffs on electronic imports from China by the Trump…
Continue ReadingTrump official says tariff exemptions on tech are temporary. Elizabeth Warren calls trade war ‘red light, green light’ game
By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the Trump administration’s decision on Friday to exempt electronic…
Continue ReadingA marshmallow brand is selling $2 Easter dye kits in response to egg-spensive prices
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Record-high egg prices are probably forcing some people (or bunnies) to search for less-expensive…
Continue ReadingHow Trump’s trade war with China will hurt the American farmers who voted him in
By Rosa de Acosta, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump has imposed an additional 145% tariffs on all Chinese imports despite pausing his…
Continue ReadingSmartphones and computers are now exempt from Trump’s latest tariffs
By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Electronics imported to the United States will be exempt from President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs,…
Continue ReadingTrump’s using tariffs to get you to buy American. For US maple syrup, that’s a sticky situation
By Leigh Waldman and Joel Williams, CNN (CNN) — For nearly 30 years, Kevin Keyes and his brother-in-law Bob Chambers have run Dry Brook Sugar…
Continue Reading145% tariffs on China are clobbering the toy industry
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Toys made in China have been exempt from tariffs since President Donald Trump’s first term. That is no…
Continue ReadingThe US and China are close to a landmark trade agreement. Here are the wildest moments leading up to it
By Lou Robinson, Rosa de Acosta, Elisabeth Buchwald, Soph Warnes and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi…
Continue ReadingTrump has 90 days to do 150 trade deals. Financial markets aren’t buying it
CNN By David Goldman and John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his advisers said this was the plan all along: Scare the bejesus…
Continue ReadingUS consumer sentiment plummets to second-lowest level on records going back to 1952
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans are rarely this pessimistic about the economy. Consumer sentiment plunged 11% this month to a…
Continue ReadingAnother inflation report underlines the strength of the US economy before Trump’s tariff chaos
By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US wholesale prices fell last month, new data showed Friday, an indication that inflationary pressures weren’t…
Continue ReadingTrump has 90 days to do 150 trade deals. Financial markets aren’t buying it
By David Goldman and John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump and his advisers said this was the plan all along: Scare the bejesus out…
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