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Trump imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners as previous global...
A forced-labor rationale and a set of older trade statutes keep the president's import-tax agenda intact months after the Supreme Court struck down his original tariffs.
More than a dozen US officials sold stocks before Trump’s tariffs...
Ethics experts say such trading undermines faith in government and the markets.
‘Grotesque spectacle’: CEO pay skyrockets 50% as worker wages stagnate
Oxfam analysis reveals global CEOs now earn 56 times more than average workers as corporate profits surge and economic inequality deepens on International Workers’ Day.
Democrats push to ban congressional stock trading amid tariff-triggered market scandal
Lawmakers intensify calls to outlaw stock trades by members of Congress following Trump’s tariff reversal and suspicious GOP investments.
China retaliates against Trump tariffs with sweeping countermeasures as global markets...
Beijing responds to Trump’s aggressive new tariffs with 34% duties on all U.S. goods, rare-earth export controls, and sanctions on U.S. firms, signaling a major escalation in the global trade war
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As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.
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Social Security benefits rise 3.6 percent in 2027 as inflation accelerates
The increase, the largest since 2023, arrives alongside a projected $6.60 rise in the Medicare Part B premium and a debate over how the adjustment is calculated.