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Economy

The mighty American consumer keeps shrugging off tariffs as retail sales rise 0.5% in July

By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
August 15, 2025
Howard Lutnick
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce says the ‘new model’ is factory jobs for life—for you, your kids, and your grandkids

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Americans are clamoring to buy big-ticket items before Trump’s tariffs send inflation soaring
Economy

Americans are clamoring to buy big-ticket items before Trump’s tariffs send inflation soaring

By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated Press
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Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a roundtable with faith leaders at Christ Chapel on October 23, 2024 in Zebulon, Georgia.
Politics

Trump tariffs could prove nearly as harmful to U.S. auto market as Lehman collapse and COVID outbreak, warn S&P forecasters

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Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, speaks at TU Berlin. (Photo: Sebastian Gollnow/picture alliance/Getty Images)
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OpenAI has raised a truly staggering amount of money

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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump shake hands as they attend the men's NCAA wrestling competition.
Tech

Elon Musk warns effect from Trump tariffs is ‘not trivial’ for Tesla

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Howard Lutnick, chairman and chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald LP, left, and Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., during a campaign event for Donald Trump.
Tech

Trump commerce secretary pumps Tesla stock, urging Americans to buy Elon Musk’s carmaker: ‘It will never be this cheap again’

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick reportedly told friends in private he’s ‘not thrilled’ with Trump’s whipsaw approach to tariffs
Politics

Commerce Secretary Lutnick reportedly told friends in private he’s ‘not thrilled’ with Trump’s whipsaw approach to tariffs

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March 19, 2025
Trump's commerce secretary Howard Lutnick surrounded by reporters
Politics

Howard Lutnick says Trump may give Canada and Mexico some wiggle room for his tariffs just one day after rolling them out

By Josh Boak and The Associated Press
March 5, 2025
Trump is reportedly planning a Postal Service takeover. The White House denies any such executive order is in the works
Politics

Trump is reportedly planning a Postal Service takeover. The White House denies any such executive order is in the works

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February 21, 2025
Trump stands in front of a podium inside Mar-a-Lago
Finance

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
December 19, 2024
Tether was an outlaw for years. Now the $132 billion stablecoin has a key ally in Trump’s cabinet
Companies

Tether was an outlaw for years. Now the $132 billion stablecoin has a key ally in Trump’s cabinet

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Trump taps billionaire crypto booster Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary
Finance

Trump taps billionaire crypto booster Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick as Commerce Secretary

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November 19, 2024
SAIC MG new energy vehicles awaiting export at Lianyungang Port in China on July 16, 2024.
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A trifling waste of time

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September 24, 2024
U.S. to ban Chinese software in self-driving cars amid national security fears
Politics

U.S. to ban Chinese software in self-driving cars amid national security fears

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August 5, 2024

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