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  • President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Politics

    Users on Musk’s X want to use DOGE savings to send $5,000 checks to Americans. Trump ‘loves’ the idea, but can he do that?

    By Christopher Rugaber, Paul Wiseman, and others
  • Commerce Secretary nominee Howard Lutnick speaks in the Oval Office of the White House after President Donald Trump signed an executive order, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)Politics

    Senate confirms Trump commerce secretary pick Howard Lutnick, who will spearhead hardline trade agenda

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Jamieson Greer poses for a photo with Trump's other cabinet picksPolitics

    Meet Jamieson Greer, Trump’s pick to be the top U.S. trade negotiator, who could soon be the face of America’s worldwide tariff threats

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • A woman sits in a job interview, at a desk, across from another woman doing the hiringFinance

    There are fewer job openings right now but hiring is solid and layoffs are down, suggesting Americans are enjoying unusual job security

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • FILE – National flags representing the United States, Canada, and Mexico fly in the breeze in New Orleans where leaders of the North American Free Trade Agreement met on April 21, 2008. (AP Photo/Judi Bottoni, File)Finance

    From Canadian ice cream sprinkles to made-in-China breast pumps, US small businesses brace for higher costs under Trump tariffs

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    Trump avoids detailing plans on taxing Chinese imports as he says 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming on Feb. 1

    By Josh Boak, Matthew Daly, and others
  • Shipping containers are seen at Port of NewarkFinance

    U.S. longshoremen have reached a tentative agreement with ports and shippers, averting a crippling potential strike

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Trump wearing sunglasses with the word "tariffs" all around himPolitics

    Economist predicts Trump’s tariffs won’t just be for leverage like his first presidency: ‘I don’t think many countries would be able to negotiate their way out of it’

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Trump stands in front of a podium inside Mar-a-LagoFinance

    The latest U.S. GDP report card suggests Trump is about to inherit a healthy American economy before making sweeping changes to it

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Employees work in the battery assembly hall at the BMW Spartanburg plant in Greer, S.C. on Oct. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)Finance

    The job market is still strong, but unemployment is up and Americans are out work for longer stretches

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Kegan Ward, assistant manager of Swami Spirits, walks through debris of the damaged store in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Cedar Key, Fla., on Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)Finance

    Hurricanes and strikes limit US payroll gains to just 12,000, but jobless rate steady at 4.1%

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • FILE – The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)Tech

    Biden to stop U.S. citizens from helping China’s AI sector find talent as part of widened investment ban

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • The city of Shanghai is seen in the background as construction workers refurbish an overhead pedestrian bridge.Finance

    The IMF forecasts a sharp drop in inflation—but China’s growth is set to slow

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait during an event with the Economic Club of Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Finance

    Donald Trump isn’t letting go of the idea that high tariffs won’t raise inflation no matter what economists say

    By Paul Wiseman, Jill Colvin, and others
  • FILE – Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks along the southern border with Mexico, on Aug. 22, 2024, in Sierra Vista, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Politics

    Trump’s anti-inflation economic plans would likely send prices surging, experts say

    By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber, and others