News
Stocks Post a Weekly Gain, Carried by Hope for Easing Trade Tensions
The stock market recorded a weekly gain, as investors latch on to any signs of easing trade tensions.The S&P 500, which was roughly flat in early trading on Friday...
Trump Claims He’s Negotiating With China on Trade. China Says Otherwise.
President Trump, whose trade war with China has rattled financial markets and threatened to disrupt huge swaths of trade, suggested on Friday that he had been in touch with...
China Is Weighing Tariff Exemptions on Some U.S. Imports
The Chinese government is considering whether to exclude some essential products from its retaliatory 125 percent tariffs on American goods, said the head of an American business group in...
As Recession Fears Rise, ‘No Buy’ Takes On New Urgency
With many Americans concerned that President Trump’s tariffs will make most products more expensive and possibly tip the United States into a recession, some consumers say they are opting...
Trump Budget to Take Ax to ‘Radical’ Safety Net Programs
The Trump administration, which has made clear that it aims to slash government spending, is preparing to unveil a budget proposal as soon as next week that includes draconian...
F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs
Federal health officials have reversed the decision to fire a few dozen scientists at the Food and Drug Administration’s food-safety labs, and say they are conducting a review to...
Protein Is in Everything These Days. Even Popcorn.
Cereal. Ice cream. Flavored sparkling water. A Snickers bar. Donuts and brownies. Candy.What sounds like the treats table at a child’s birthday party is, in fact, a list of...
‘Things Have Ground to a Halt’: Tariff Uncertainty Paralyzes Businesses
Three months ago, things were looking pretty good for Tim Fulton and Ramper Innovations, a manufacturer of airplane equipment based in Sitka, Alaska.Mr. Fulton was spending his days inside...
No More Food Dye in Froot Loops? Not So Fast.
Same cereal. Same sugary taste. Different hues.A box of Froot Loops sold in the United States contains vivid rings of red, orange, green, purple, yellow and blue — neon...
Bracing for a Slow-Moving, Self-Inflicted Economic Storm
It is in a president’s interest to ensure that the economy and the stock market are strong. Yet the Trump administration has been doing just the opposite.The mood in...
