Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services. The trade deficit in goods was the highest on record.
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Jittery Markets Seek an Iran ‘Off-Ramp’
Oil prices spiked and stocks fell as tensions between Washington and Tehran unnerved investors.
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Trump Mulls a North American Trade Pact Without Canada
U.S. officials are threatening major changes to a trade agreement with Mexico and Canada that could upend the way business is done and leave Canada on the outs.
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Donald J. Trump International Airport? The President’s Company Trademarked It.
The Trump organization said the move was necessary to protect the brand as Florida prepares to rename an airport after the president.
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Workplace Inspections by OSHA Dropped Over a Six-Month Period of 2025
Labor advocates worry that the Trump administration is relaxing oversight of companies and increasing the potential for serious injuries and deaths.
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Fed Officials Signaled No Rush to Restart Rate Cuts, With Some Raising Possibility of Hikes, Minutes Show
Barring a rapid deterioration in the labor market or a significant cooling of inflation, the Federal Reserve appears poised for an extended hold.
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Uber Taking Steps to Expand Number of EV Chargers Near Its Drivers
The company said it would encourage companies that operated chargers to install them in neighborhoods where its drivers lived and work.
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Trump Hails Japan’s First Batch of U.S. Investments
The deals, totaling $36 billion, were the first step in a $550 billion investment pledge aimed at securing tariff relief and sustaining U.S. relations.
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White House Shrugs Off Lutnick’s Epstein Ties
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has acknowledged traveling to Jeffrey Epstein’s island and meeting him on another occasion.
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Paramount’s New Chance to Win Over Warner Bros. Discovery
The takeover battle took a new turn on Tuesday as Warner Bros. Discovery reopened talks with its rebuffed suitor. But big questions still remain.
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Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few.
In a series of deals over the past three months, lawmakers rejected some of the president’s most aggressive attempts to whittle down the government.
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Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs
Federal policies under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that are hostile to vaccines have “sent a chill through the entire industry,” one scientist said.