Technology has become the single most important sector in the U.S. stock market. It contains the three most valuable companies in the world — Microsoft (MSFT), Apple and Nvidia. It has…
Ben Whelan is not the kind of carpenter to wax poetic about the joys of framing a wall or redoing a roof. Like a lot of men he knows, he…
In December, Frank Parker upgraded to a bigger shrimp boat.For the Mississippi shrimper, it was a good trade with an older fisherman who was looking to scale back. But the…
President Trump’s global tariffs have sent stock markets worldwide into a tailspin, and the S&P 500 on Monday entered bear market territory for the first time since 2022.Mr. Trump has…
President Trump’s wave of tariffs threatens to bring both short-term economic pain, including lower growth, and long-term damage to America’s standing and trade relationships around the world, the chief executive…
Financial markets around the world were slammed on Monday, as investors recoiled from the prospects of a severe economic downturn sparked by the escalating trade war.The S&P 500 fell about…
When Daniel Cox was growing up in Rochester, N.Y., he spent every Saturday night at Pizza Hut with his father and two brothers. The server got to know the family…
Emma HaslettBusiness reporterUS stock markets recovered some early losses on Monday after opening sharply lower as fears over the global impact of Donald Trump's tariffs continued.Trading on America's main stock…
President Trump’s announcement last week that he will impose a 20 percent tariff on goods coming from the European Union sent shock waves across the 27-nation bloc, the latest move…
Hollie Cole and Mitchell LabiakBBC NewsThe government has announced a relaxation of electric vehicle (EV) sales targets to help the car industry in the face of trade tariffs from the…
The British government eased rules on carmakers requiring them to shift toward selling electric vehicles, as officials sought to blunt some of the pain caused by new auto tariffs on…
Simon JackBusiness editor, BBC NewsUS President Donald Trump's tariffs have ignited wildfires across global stock markets, but does that mean we are heading for a recession?The first thing to stress…