Walmart says it will raise prices due to tariff costs after posting solid first quarter sales
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart’s first quarter profit slipped and it said it must raise prices due to higher costs from tariffs implemented by President
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Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a ‘day with a lot of tears’
Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as
Trump trade war faces legal challenge as businesses, states argue his tariffs exceeded his power
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is waging a trade war without getting approval from Congress: He declared a national emergency to slap import taxes
US businesses that rely on Chinese imports express relief and anxiety over tariff pause
NEW YORK (AP) — American businesses that rely on Chinese goods reacted with muted relief Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to pause their
US and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs and agree to pause for 90 days for more talks
GENEVA (AP) — U.S. and Chinese officials said Monday they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a
1 killed, 32 injured in collision of bus and SUV on Los Angeles area freeway
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One person was killed and 32 people were injured, including two critically, when a tour bus and a sport utility vehicle
What’s in the US-UK trade deal? A broad agreement with limited details
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom Thursday in grandiose terms, but with only limited details about what
Deadly April rainfall in US South and Midwest was intensified by climate change, scientists say
Human-caused climate change intensified deadly rainfall in Arkansas, Kentucky, Tennessee and other states in early April and made those storms more likely to occur, according
White house fires NTSB vice chair Alvin Brown
The vice chair of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been abruptly removed from his position, the White House confirmed Tuesday, May 6, a
Truck crossed center line in crash with tour van that killed 7 near Yellowstone, police say
A pickup truck that collided with a tour van near Yellowstone National Park last week, killing seven people, crossed the highway’s center line and hit
Ohio voters approve ballot issue authorizing $2.5 billion in bonds over 10 years for infrastructure
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters voted on Tuesday to reauthorize a program that will provide $2.5 billion for roads, bridges and other needed local
US trade deficit hits record high as businesses, consumers try to get ahead of Trump tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. trade deficit soared to a record $140.5 billion in March as consumers and businesses alike tried to get ahead
Teen basketball players were among those who died in a Kansas highway crash that killed 8
GREELEY, Kan. (AP) — Two teenage basketball players, a coach and a trainer from the Tulsa, Oklahoma, area who were on their way back from
US states push for speed-limiting devices on the cars of dangerous drivers
A teenager who admitted being “addicted to speed” behind the wheel had totaled two other cars in the year before he slammed into a minivan
Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is circumspect about his duties to uphold due process rights laid out in the Constitution, saying
7 people are dead after a truck and tour van collided near Yellowstone, police say
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A pickup truck collided with a tour van carrying a number of foreign travelers on a highway leading to Yellowstone National
The number of Americans filing for jobless claims jumps last week, but remains at healthy levels
U.S. applications for jobless benefits jumped to their highest level in two months, but layoffs remain in a historically healthy range despite increasing fears of
Trump’s tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall
WASHINGTON (AP) — American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump
UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles
UPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles.
US consumer confidence plunges to lowest in 5 years on tariff worries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ confidence in the economy slumped for the fifth straight month to the lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic