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WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: U.S. Treasury Scott Bessent arrives to the U.S. Capitol on April 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. Bessent met with Senate Republicans ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement on a new round of tariffs. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Bessent strikes defiant tariff tone as he rejects US recession

By Shawn Donnan and Bloomberg

Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, departs following a tariff announcement in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. US President Donald Trump is imposing tariffs on US trading partners worldwide, his biggest assault yet on a global economic system he has long bemoaned as unfair. Photographer: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Wall Street gets rude shock as Bessent plays second fiddle on tariffs

By Saleha Mohsin, Dawn Lim, and others

France’s Minister for Economy, Finances and Industrial and Digital sovereignty Eric Lombard speaks during a conference on the financing of the “Base industrielle et technologique de defense” (‘Defence Technological and Industrial Base’) (DTIB) at the ministry of Economy in Paris on March 20, 2025. (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)

EU answer to Trump may involve data use by Big Tech, France says

By Benoit Berthelot and Bloomberg

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an America PAC town hall ahead of the Wisconsin Supreme Court election at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, US, on Sunday, March 30, 2025. Musk’s plan to hand out $1 million checks to two residents for participating in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election is barred by state law, a new complaint said Friday. Photographer: Jamie Kelter Davis/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Musk hopes US, Europe move to zero-tariff free-trade zone

By Donato Paolo Mancini and Bloomberg

A container ship at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, on Friday, April 4, 2025. President Donald Trump blasted China for retaliating against his sweeping tariff plan and vowed his economic policies will never change, as the prospect of a trade war wreaked more havoc on the global economy. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg via Getty Images

JPMorgan says Trump’s tariffs to send US into recession

By Matthew Boesler and Bloomberg

CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SEPTEMBER 09: SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn Falcon 9 rocket sits on Launch Complex 39A of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center as it is prepared for another attempt to liftoff on September 9, 2024 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Polaris Dawn mission is a private spaceflight backed by Jared Isaacman, the billionaire founder of payments platform company Shift4. During the mission, the astronauts will attempt the first spacewalk by a private company. The launch has been re-scheduled from Tuesday, August 27, to Tuesday, September 10th, at 3:38 am and has a four-hour window. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

SpaceX, ULA, Blue Origin win $13 billion in Pentagon launch contracts

By Eric Johnson and Bloomberg

WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 14: A general view of the U.S. Department of Energy on February 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration announced the lay offs of 1,200 to 2,000 workers, including probationary employees, at the Department of Energy. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Nuclear bomb staffers on energy agency’s 8,500-job ‘non-essential’ list

By Ari Natter and Bloomberg

White House Senior Advisor, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Tesla estimates cut further on ‘unprecedented brand damage’

By Craig Trudell, Subrat Patnaik, and others

Closeup image of a man and a woman clinking white coffee mugs in cafe

U.S. coffee drinkers face pricier cup as tariffs hit key supplier

By Anuradha Raghu, Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, and others

A driver refuels their vehicle at a BP gas station in Detroit, Michigan, US, on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024.

Trump’s $3 gasoline dream is still far off for American drivers

By Nathan Risser and Bloomberg

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Here are Trump’s reciprocal tariffs by country

By Alex Tanzi, Rafael Gayol, and others

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 31: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump has signed an executive order against ticket scalping and reforming the live entertainment ticket industry. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump’s second term brings worst stock market start since 2001

By Carmen Reinicke and Bloomberg

Lawrence Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, during a panel session on the closing day of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from January 16 to 20. Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Summers blasts Trump threat to Harvard funds as ‘authoritarian’

By Christopher Anstey and Bloomberg

Macy's flagship Manhattan store

Macy’s to claw back executive bonuses due to accounting scandal

By Nicola M. White, Jeannette Neumann, and others

A Mercedes-Benz GLA 220 4Matic sport utility vehicle (SUV), produced by Mercedes-Benz AG, stands on display ahead of the 87th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday, March 6, 2017. The show opens to the public on March 9, and will showcase the latest models from the world’s top automakers. Photographer: Luke Macgregor/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Mercedes weighs pulling U.S. entry-level cars over tariffs

By William Wilkes and Bloomberg