A New Way to Reduce Children’s Deaths: Cash on August 18, 2025 at 4:01 am

Simply giving money to poor families at certain times reduced deaths among young children by nearly half, a new study found.

Trump Warns of Economic Disaster if Court Strikes Down Tariffs on August 13, 2025 at 5:00 pm

The president has crowed about the billions of dollars collected so far from tariffs. That money could be at risk if the White House loses the legal battle.

Trump Names EJ Antoni New BLS Commissioner on August 11, 2025 at 11:10 pm

The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics chief after a downbeat jobs report. The move has jeopardized the credibility of economic data.

Tariffs on China Set to Rise Sharply Tuesday if No Deal Is Reached on August 11, 2025 at 2:45 pm

President Trump has yet to formally sign off on an agreement to extend an economic cease-fire with China.

Small Businesses Brace for the Punishing Side Effects of Trump’s Tariffs on August 11, 2025 at 9:02 am

Large firms with big bank balances, workers already in jobs and households near the top of the income ladder will have an easier time navigating the economic waves.

Car Companies Are Paying Tariffs So You Don’t Have To on August 9, 2025 at 9:02 am

But automakers can’t absorb the cost forever and will soon begin to raise new car prices, analysts say.

What Lobsters and Chickens Reveal About Europe’s Trade Strategy on August 9, 2025 at 4:01 am

The European Union struck a trade deal that protected political priorities, like chicken and beef standards, while allowing headline-grabbing concessions. Consider lobsters.

Trump Is Replacing Billy Long as I.R.S. Commissioner on August 8, 2025 at 6:55 pm

The change comes just two months into the former Republican congressman’s tenure leading the tax agency.

New Tariff on ‘Transshipped’ Goods Mystifies Importers on August 8, 2025 at 1:47 pm

The Trump administration levied a hefty tariff on goods that are moved through other countries, but it has not yet fully explained its plans.

Stephen Miran, Trump’s Temporary Pick at the Fed, Could Have a Lasting Effect on August 8, 2025 at 12:30 pm

Stephen I. Miran may spend only a few months on the central bank’s board of governors, but in that time he can influence the discussions around interest rates and who will become the institution’s next leader.