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What if Trump does roll back steel and aluminum tariffs?
Feb 16, 2026The White House may roll back steel and aluminum tariffs, according to the Financial Times. Sure, President Donald Trump has announced or enacted tariffs just to reverse course many times. But the dif...
Inside the "biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history"
Feb 13, 2026On Thursday, Feb. 12, the Environmental Protection Agency announced the revocation of the “endangerment finding,” a federal determination that planet-warming emissions harm human health. The Trump adm...
More K-shaped spending
Feb 12, 2026When high earners ramp up their spending while low earners pull back, that’s a symptom of a "k-shaped" economy. But what about middle-income households? New evidence shows the middle class is also str...
Here's what we learned from the January jobs report
Feb 11, 2026The January jobs report came out Wednesday, and on the surface, it was better than expected. The economy added more jobs than it has in months and the unemployment rate remained stable. But topline nu...
Holiday spending slowdown
Feb 10, 2026New data show retail sales were flat in December, despite high expectations for the holiday season. So did shoppers spend less? Or did they just frontload that gift spending in November? Also in this ...
Less-than-great expectations for upcoming jobs data
Feb 09, 2026The January jobs report and consumer price index come out this week, and experts expect both employment and inflation to hold relatively steady. But that jobs report will also include revisions to 202...
Consumer mood sours
Feb 06, 2026On the whole, consumers are feeling 20% worse about the economy than they were a year ago, according to the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers. High prices were cited as one concern, but that...
There are more unemployed people than job openings right now
Feb 05, 2026The latest JOLTS report is bleaker than expected. There were 6.5 million job openings across the U.S. economy in December, down nearly 400,000 from the previous month. This misaligned labor market is ...
Cargo theft ramps up
Feb 04, 2026“Retail theft” often conjures Hollywood-esque heist scenes or sleight of hand at self-checkout. But 2025 was likely the biggest year on record for another, less glamorous kind of shrinkage: cargo thef...
Heavy on celebrity, light on social commentary
Feb 03, 2026It's a big week for major televised events: The Winter Olympics kick off Wednesday and Super Bowl Sunday is nigh. Brands used to save their biggest, splashiest ad for such a slot. But this year, firms...