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Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring Illinois agencies to draft recommendations to respond to ...

The agreements have been overshadowed by U.S. firms issuing warnings about how the tariffs will affect their bottom lines and prolong uncertainty in the U.S. economy.

U.S. stocks are rising toward another record following a trade deal between the world’s No. 1 and No. 4 economies.

Top Trump administration officials are pointing to a capital expenditures “comeback” as evidence of the efficacy of President Donald Trump’s agenda, even as forecasters maintain concerns about how ...

Blunt said in an interview the U.S. companies and workers “definitely are at a disadvantage” because they face a 50% tariff ...

U.S. stocks hit new highs as Trump’s trade deal with Japan calms markets. The S&P 500 and Dow surged, and Tokyo’s Nikkei jumped 3.5%.

After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were ...

The American GDP dropped at an estimated 0.5 percent annual rate in Q1 2025, per the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. That’s down from 2.4 percent growth the prior quarter (Q4 2024) ...

Lance Roberts is a seasoned financial strategist and economist with more than 30 years of experience in investment management, private banking and venture capital. He currently serves as chief ...