U.S. oil prices fell sharply, briefly dipping below $60 a barrel on Sunday — their lowest level in almost four years — as the economic fallout from President Trump’s latest round of tariffs reverberated around […]
Tag: United States Politics and Government
How Are Trump’s Tariff Rates Calculated?
As he unfurled his list of tariffs targeting most of America’s trading partners, President Trump repeatedly stressed that each nation’s rate was reciprocal — reflecting the barriers they had long erected to U.S. goods. He […]
China Will Face at Least 54 Percent Tariffs With Trump’s New Order
With the new tariffs announced on Wednesday in Washington, President Trump has now imposed additional tariffs on Chinese goods of 54 percent — an extremely heavy burden that will cause companies to look elsewhere for […]
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 Honda and Mazda dealerships in Northern California: selling used Teslas. A few times a month, Mr. Harvey picks up […]
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, Colo. He got several calls from customers who wanted to cancel their climbing courses and mountaineering expeditions over the […]
