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FILE – Hiring sign for sales professionals is displayed at a store, in Vernon Hills, Ill., Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, file)

US job market stalled in July as employers cut 23,000 jobs, delivering political setback to Trump

August 7, 2026 at 1:06 p.m.

The U.S. job market stalled unexpectedly last month, delivering a political blow to President Donald Trump three months ahead of midterm elections and complicating decision-making for the inflation fighters at...

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Illinois joins lawsuit over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones

August 3, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

Illinois joined states suing the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.

President Donald Trump arrives with Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and owner Mark Walter for an event to honor the 2025 World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries as his 10% levies are set to expire

July 23, 2026 at 4:43 p.m.

President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies.

FILE – Economist Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006, is seen in his office in Washington, Friday, Oct. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file)

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100

June 22, 2026 at 7:02 a.m.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100.

FILE – A job seeker waits to talk to a recruiter at a job fair Aug. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)

The US job market is strong but many Americans are still frustrated by prospects and rising prices

June 6, 2026 at 6:59 p.m.

The American job market continues to show surprising strength — good news for President Donald Trump who has taken a beating in the polls over the surging gasoline prices that...

FILE – A motorist pumps fuel at a Shell station Wednesday, July 5, 2023, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Key inflation gauge worsens as Americans’ income and spending power erodes

May 28, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

A key inflation gauge accelerated in April to the highest level in three years, the latest sign that spiking gas prices and higher food costs are squeezing Americans’ finances.

Customers shop in the produce section of a grocery store on Monday, May 11, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Producer prices shot up 6%, adding to pressure on companies to raise prices for customers

May 13, 2026 at 8:18 a.m.

U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month. Producer prices rose 6% from a year earlier, most since December 2022, as the 10-week Iran war pushed up energy prices and...

FILE – A shopper peruses cheese offerings at a Target store Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Sheridan, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

The Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in the US

May 12, 2026 at 12:02 p.m.

U.S. consumer prices climbed sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran delivered higher gasoline prices and more pain for Americans.

FILE – A customs agent wears a patch for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, Oct. 27, 2017, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)

Trump pursues new import taxes to replace the tariffs the Supreme Court rejected

April 28, 2026 at 1:06 p.m.

When the Supreme Court killed his favorite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump promptly rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. But those stopgap levies expire in less than...

FILE – Fuel prices are displayed on a sign at a gas station as a fuel truck drives by, March 17, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

US wholesale prices surged 4% last month as the Iran war sent energy prices soaring

April 14, 2026 at 7:45 a.m.

U.S. wholesale prices surged last month as the Iran war drove up the cost of energy.

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