2+ day, 12+ hour ago  (442+ words) Iran announced it would fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, and it has led to dips in the price of oil -- more than 8% overall. They have edged down in the Bay Area, with most of us seeing prices…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (419+ words) A GOP lawmaker from Michigan has urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to scrutinize Chinese companies gaining access to the U. S. auto market. In a letter to Bessent on Thursday, Rep. John Moolenar (R-MI) urged the Treasury Secretary to exercise "heightened scrutiny…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (199+ words) The Supreme Court's $100 billion-plus tariff ruling could come shortly after 10 a. m. ET, when one or more decisions are set to be announced. An adverse ruling for the White House also will open up a hole of well over $100 billion in the…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (504+ words) WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U. S. President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to bar the new $4. 6 billion bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario from opening, in his latest salvo against Canada over trade "issues. Trump cited Canada's ownership of the Gordie Howe International…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (317+ words) When he was running for office in 2016, Donald Trump said he would pay off America's national debt in just eight years. That, obviously, did not happen. Instead, the national debt has exploded in the decade since Trump made that promise....

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (942+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, on Wednesday to proclaim that a deal with China was "done," pending final approval from himself and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The post followed days of trade talks in…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1753+ words) President Trump's team is no longer aiming for big trade deals with many countries, according to a report in the Financial Times on Tuesday. Instead, they are trying to make smaller, quick agreements before July 9, when Trump plans to bring…...

10+ mon, 3+ day ago  (260+ words) President Donald Trump last week took to Truth Social to tout a new tentative trade agreement with China, albeit one that only really takes things back to square one and leaves the tariff rate against Beijing at historically high levels....