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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — While the White House wages a trade war on behalf of US manufacturing, the largest and most important part of the American economy — one that has a trade surplus, not a gap — is under threat. The US trade gap, caused by American consumers and businesses importing more

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon shoppers can likely expect some prices to rise due to the ongoing global trade war, the company’s CEO admitted. The online retailer’s network of third-party sellers “will pass that cost on,” Andy Jassy said Thursday on CNBC, in response to the impact of tariffs affecting product

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation slowed sharply in March, new data showed Thursday, underscoring the continued strength and resilience of the economy ahead of President Trump’s aggressive trade moves. In any other timeline, such news would stoke optimism that Americans’ cost of living is no longer surging. Instead, Thursday’s Consumer Price Index report

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — In 1970, more than a quarter of American workers held jobs in the manufacturing sector. Today, it’s only about 8%. The Trump administration says sweeping tariffs will reverse this decades-long decline. But a vision of reinvigorated factory towns and assembly lines that defined America 50 years ago may be

By David Goldman and John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — The US stock market tumbled deeply into the red on Thursday as the White House clarified its plan for a massive 145% tariff on China, escalating a trade war. The Dow, after rising nearly 3,000 points Wednesday, had a volatile day in the red

By Christian Edwards, Thom Poole and James Frater, CNN London (CNN) — The European Union has announced a 90-day pause on countermeasures against the United States, a day after President Donald Trump unveiled a similar pause on his “reciprocal” tariffs. “We want to give negotiations a chance,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN New York (CNN) — If paying $1,000 for a new iPhone already sounded expensive, consumers should brace for even greater sticker shock later this year. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on foreign goods – specifically those sourced from China – are expected to heighten the prices of everyday tech products, from iPhones

By Clare Duffy and Alex Matthews, CNN New York (CNN) — Silicon Valley leaders donated to President Donald Trump’s campaign or inaugural fund. They visited him at Mar-a-Lago and sat front-and-center as he was sworn into office. But in the first three months of his presidency, their wallets have taken a hit from his policies.

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — JCPenney’s fledgling parent company, Catalyst Brands, is undergoing the second round of layoffs of its corporate employees as part of an ongoing review of the newly formed business. Catalyst said in a statement on Wednesday that it’s in the “early stages of our integration” and that following

By Elisabeth Buchwald and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump announced a complete three-month pause on all the “reciprocal” tariffs that went into effect at midnight, with the exception of China, a stunning reversal from a president who had insisted historically high tariffs were here to stay. But enormous tariffs will remain on

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — There is just under a week left before the official April 15 tax filing deadline. More than half of all expected federal tax returns have been filed – nearly 90 million as of March 28, according to the latest filing statistics from the Internal Revenue Service. If yours isn’t

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The beauty stores in Manhattan’s Koreatown are packed, even on a rainy Tuesday afternoon. But this time, an associate that spoke to CNN in one of the stores had some warnings: One popular sunscreen had changed its formula since it’s now manufactured in the United States. Another

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Walmart, the largest retailer in the world, pulled its financial guidance for the quarter because of uncertainty over the impact of sweeping tariffs on China, Vietnam and other global sources of goods. Walmart said Wednesday it was unsure of its operating profit for the first quarter of

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s top trade official said he wasn’t informed of the 90-day pause on most new tariffs until after it was announced. At the same moment that US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was defending Trump’s stiff tariffs during a House hearing, Trump said on his social media

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Delta Air Lines warned that revenue could fall in the current quarter and that “growth has largely stalled,” as its CEO warned that he’s concerned the economy is likely to fall into a recession. The airline attributed the weakness in its guidance to “broad economic uncertainty around global trade.”

By Nectar Gan and Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China unveiled retaliatory tariffs of 84% on imports of US goods on Wednesday, matching additional tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump earlier in the day and further inflaming a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump’s sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs took effect

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump, during his announcement last week of sweeping tariffs on countries around the world, called groceries an “old-fashioned” and “beautiful term.” But his policies will make America’s groceries more expensive today, supermarket executives and food industry experts say. Supermarkets sell imported items in every section

By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has promised to take “resolute and effective measures” to safeguard its rights and interests, hours after US President Donald Trump’s 104% tariffs on Chinese imports took effect on Wednesday. “The United States is still imposing arbitrary tariffs on China and relentlessly applying extreme pressure. China firmly