Rhetoric and Reality Collide in the Trump Administration’s Steel Tariffs
Bethlehem Steel operated from 1857 to 1995 Joe Mayer and his good friend Mike Dzwonczyk spent their entire careers working at Bethlehem Steel, as a foreman and in the plant’s blast furnace, respectively. In the 1980s they used to go to Washington D.C. with other...
Inflation cools more than expected in February, but threat of tariffs looms overhead
Inflation in February slowed more than expected, although the threat of widespread tariffs, especially on goods from China, brings uncertainty about what’s to come in the future. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8% year-over-year, slightly lower than the 2%...
Inflation prices rose unexpectedly in January, further stalling Fed interest rate cuts
Inflation ticked upward in January, rising higher than many economists expected—a sign that the economy is headed in the wrong direction. Prices rose 3% in January from a year ago — a full percentage point higher than the Fed’s 2% target goal, the Bureau of Labor...
U.S. home prices maintain gains in 2024, but may accelerate soon
National home prices continued to rise at a steady pace in December, but recent disasters and a new presidential administration weighed down by uncertainty are expected to drive the market higher.
Retail sales plunge in January, but broader economic slowdown remains uncertain
U.S. retail sales fell more than expected in January, signaling a potential slowdown in the economy. Sales declined 0.9% in January from December 2024, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau. That was worse than the 0.2% decrease expected by...
As US Businesses Brace for Trump, Trade Deficit Sees Its Biggest Widening on Record
The US trade deficit widened in December as businesses tried to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s threatened tariffs. Wednesday’s data from the US Census Bureau and the US Bureau of Economic Analysis showed a trade deficit of $98.4 billion, up 17 percent over the...
Full-Time Opportunities Down Despite Generally Strong Job Market
Lucas Mautner was laid off in early May after two years of working as the senior copywriter for the global marketing team at the advertising agency Nielson. In the weeks since, while searching for another full-time job, Mautner has been supporting himself with the...
Buy Now, Hurt Later? How BNPL Can Hurt Young Users Long Term
By: Evelin Fajardo-Alvarez Darian Mozo was told by her parents at an early age to not mess with credit cards, as they can immediately throw a person into heavy debt. But one day in 2021, while online shopping for an iPhone case, she noticed a new option,...
The Manufacturing Industry’s Ambitious Plan to Boost Women’s Employment: Will It Succeed?
Fresh out of high school in 2022, Grace Koehler began a welding apprenticeship at Agra Industries, an agricultural manufacturing firm in her hometown of Merrill, Wisconsin. A proud third-generation daughter of tradesmen and an incoming student at NorthCentral...
Construction Companies Struggle to Find Workers, Immigration Might Be The Answer
A month after immigrating to the U.S. from Afghanistan, cousins Zaki Yousafi and Edris Baraka secured a job with Blue Diamond Construction. They had the skills and the experience since they owned a construction company in Afghanistan but a booming industry and major...
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