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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025 in Turnberry, Scotland. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The United States and European Union on Thursday released new details of their trade agreement, including tariff levels for consumer staples like pharmaceuticals […]
Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — SpaceX’s Starship is about to face its 10th test flight following explosions on previous launches. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has promised that the world’s most powerful rocket and spacecraft will one day take humans to Mars and beyond. But leading up to its 10th launch, scheduled for […]
Target CEO Brian Cornell. The Walt Disney Company/Image Group LA via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Target CEO Brian Cornell will step down early next year after more than a decade at the helm of the $107 billion retail giant, the company said on Wednesday. In recent years, Target has suffered sluggish sales as the company […]
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer sentiment worsened in August, snapping two consecutive months of improved attitudes among shoppers as President Donald Trump imposed sweeping new tariffs on nearly 70 countries. The fresh reading fell short of economists’ expectations. The dampening of shopper attitudes returns the measure to a months-long downturn that took hold […]
Kinga Krzeminska/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A fresh report on consumer sentiment on Friday will show how shoppers digested a cascade of economic developments this month, including President Donald Trump’s firing of a top labor statistics official hours after the release of weak jobs data. The report, which details shopper attitudes in August, is set to arrive days […]
Stock image of stethoscope. ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The labor market slowed sharply this summer, leaving job applicants with fewer places to turn for a new position. Employers added an average of about 35,000 jobs over three months ending in July, which marks a major slowdown from roughly 128,000 jobs added monthly over the prior […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Consumer prices rose 2.7% in July compared to a year ago, clocking in lower than economists expected and holding steady from the previous month. The reading defied fears of further price increases as result of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The inflation report is the first major data release from the […]
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Policymakers and business leaders will closely watch the release of inflation data on Tuesday, marking the latest look at price increases as the economy risks a tariff-induced rise of inflation. The inflation report is the first major data release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) since Trump fired […]
VCG/VCG via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — AI chipmakers Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices struck an extraordinary accord to pay the United States government 15% of the revenue the two companies are set to make from products sold in China, a White House official confirmed to ABC News. In exchange for the payment, the Trump administration […]
Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Weak jobs data came out hours before President Donald Trump fired the head of labor statistics. A report on gross domestic product indicated a slowdown of growth over the first half of the year. A sweeping round of tariffs hit nearly 70 countries. These events — all since last […]
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