Business

• Easter spending forecast to climb 5% despite high inflation, recession fears

  1 week ago Business NY Post - Business 13

  Shoppers are expected to spend around $23.6 billion this year, compared with $22.4 billion estimated last year, the National Retail Federation...

• Larry Summers warns of economic carnage, millions of lost jobs as a result of Trump’s tariffs

  1 week ago Business NY Post - Business 15

  Summers further warned that average American families could lose upwards of $5,000 in household income.

• Bill Ackman defends Trump tariffs after warning the world was on brink of ‘economic nuclear winter,’ attacking Commerce secretary

  1 week ago Business NY Post - Business 15

  The hedge fund manager, one of Trump’s most notable business allies during his campaign, doubled down on his call for the president to institute a...

• Rare 10-karat blue diamond from South Africa among $100M worth of gems up for auction

  1 week ago Business NY Post - Business 17

  Visitors focused on the 10-karat blue diamond from South Africa, considered one of the most important blue diamonds ever discovered.

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• 'The situation is urgent': Trump trade rep tells Congress tariffs will go full steam ahead

  1 week ago Business Washington Times - Business 22

  President Trump's tariff plan is a "drastic overdue change" that will pry open foreign markets for U.S. companies and create an economy that...

• Trump on possible South Korea trade deal: 'Looking good'

  1 week ago Business Washington Times - Business 17

  President Trump suggested a trade deal could be made with South Korea while its "top team" travels to the U.S.

• Sticker shock: Cost of raising a child soars to nearly $300,000

  1 week ago Business Washington Times - Business 18

  The cost of raising a child in the U.S. has surged nearly 36% since 2023, with families now spending about $30,000 per year per kid, according to a...

• U.S. Steel rises for a 2nd day after Trump orders new security review of Nippon Steel

  1 week ago Business Washington Times - Business 21

  Shares of U.S. Steel are rising ahead of the bell after President Trump ordered a new national security review of Nippon Steel's proposed bid to...

• Stock markets rebound amid tariff turmoil; Trump signals he's ready to make deals with some nations

  1 week ago Business Washington Times - Business 19

  U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday morning as the markets adjusted to the new reality under President Trump's tariff plans and investors hoped for...

• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: Fired federal workers could fill factory jobs created under Trump

  1 week ago Business Washington Times - Business 13

  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration is planning to boost U.S. manufacturing jobs by filling them with fired federal...

• Wall Street points to gains as global markets rebound on tariff roller coaster

  1 week ago Business Washington Times - Business 18

  World shares and U.S. futures advanced Tuesday, led by gains in Tokyo where the Nikkei 225 shot up just over 6% as markets settled after the shocks...

• China says it 'will not flinch' in trade fight with U.S.

  1 week ago Business Washington Times - Business 16

  China will fight "to the end" if the U.S. presses forward with its tariff plans and a trade war erupts, a top official said Tuesday.