New appliances are displayed for sale at a store in Kennesaw, Ga., on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Markets

U.S. retail sales up 0.5% in July, with shoppers boosting purchases ahead of tariff hikes

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Politics

U.S. inflation held steady as mild tariff hit offset by cheaper gas, food

Popular Mattel and Hasbro toys are displayed at the Toys R US in Macy's, in New York City, U.S., July 22, 2025. REUTERS/Sami Marshak.
Companies

Take the battery out: Toy makers rewire designs to weather trade tensions

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Global Trade

Crucial exemption allows majority of Canadian and Mexican goods to be shipped to U.S. without tariffs

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Markets

Deadlocks in U.S. labor market deepen as job growth slows sharply and May‑June figures revised down

Shipping containers are seen at the port of Oakland, as trade tensions continued over U.S. tariffs with China, in Oakland, California, U.S., May 12, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria
Global Trade

U.S. trade deficit widens in May due to weak exports, says Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis

A view of canned food and products in aseptic cartons for sale at the Morton Williams grocery store, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., June 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jessica DiNapoli
Markets

From cans to cartons: how Trump’s metals duties affect packages on shelves

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Markets

U.S. consumer sentiment slides to 3-year lows as trade war raises inflation anxiety

Ukraine Minister of Finance, Sergii Marchenko, right, and Canada’s Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speak to the media prior to the G7 Finance Ministers meeting in Banff, Alberta, Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP)
Leaders

Trump’s tariffs will test unity among allies at G7 finance ministers’ summit

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Entrepreneurs

U.S. Small Business Confidence Drops Again in April Amid Hiring Slowdown and Economic Pessimism

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Markets

Inflation cooled again last month as grocery and gas prices fell, few signs of tariff impact yet

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