Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy and Ease Cost Concerns
The president rolled out a $12 billion bailout for farmers as he makes the case that his policy is working — or will soon.
Powell Faces Pressure From Multiple Fronts as Fed Prepares to Cut Rates
The chair of the central bank is dealing with internal divisions while being besieged by President Trump and front-runners jockeying to replace him.
Have Trump’s Tariffs Gone as High as They Can Go? Business Hope So
A wave of companies are petitioning for exemptions from the Trump administration’s high levies on foreign-made goods, saying they are hurting business and raising prices.
Groups Express Anixety as Trump Threatens to Derail U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Pact
Hearings that began Wednesday in Washington reflected anxiety over the future of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade pact and whether the president could end up scrapping it.
Higher Prices, Less Coverage: Your Stories of the Home Insurance Crunch
Readers told us how insurers are raising premiums and, in some cases, cutting back coverage, as climate change shakes up the real estate market.
Nature Retracts Study Predicting Catastrophic Climate Toll
While growing evidence shows that carbon emissions are harming the economy, the journal Nature found that an outlier paper had deep flaws.