US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks as US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on September 5, 2025. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that he is “confident” that President Donald Trump’s tariff plan “will…
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 26, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday appealed to the Supreme Court a federal court ruling that said that most of his country-specific tariffs are illegal, setting up a legal clash that…
White House trade advisor Peter Navarro speaks to members of the media near the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 21, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters President Donald Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday that “it will be the end of the United States” if the president’s sweeping tariffs…
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the signing of executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 25, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade agenda hit a significant snag this week when a federal appeals court ruled that most of his “reciprocal tariffs”…
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes South Korean President Lee Jae Myung at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 25, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters President Donald Trump bragged about his “great relationship” with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un as he met at the White House for the first time Monday with South Korea’s…
Federal Reserve officials worried at their July meeting about the state of the labor market and inflation, though most agreed that it was too soon to lower interest rates, minutes released Wednesday showed. The meeting summary depicted a divergence of opinion among the central bankers, whose vote to hold their key rate steady came despite objections…
United States President Donald Trump participates in a Multilateral Meeting with European Leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US. Picture date: Monday August 18, 2025. Aaron Schwartz – Pa Images | Pa Images | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has been on a multimillion-dollar bond-buying spree since taking…
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with North American Flat-Rolled Segment Senior Vice President and Chief Manufacturing Officer Scott Buckiso, Plant manager of Irvin and Fairless Plant Donald German and Mon Valley Works United Steel Corporation Vice President Kurt Barshick, as he visits U.S. Steel Corporation–Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 30, 2025. Leah…
General view of a Home Depot store in Midtown Manhattan on February 26, 2025 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Corbis News | Getty Images Home Depot will report quarterly earnings before the bell on Tuesday, as the retailer leans on roofers, landscapers and other home professionals to help drive sales growth and…
As more tariffs take effect on goods imported into the U.S., a specific accounting method could have major implications for how American retailers calculate the impact. A tariff adds to the cost of an imported item when it’s received and paid for when it crosses a border. While there’s debate over who pays that tariff —…
