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  • An employee works at the Aztek Technologies plant in Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon state, Mexico on April 30, 2024. Sparks fly as a laser slices through metal in a factory in Mexico, which is preparing for a new wave of foreign investment thanks to heightened tensions between the United States and China. Geopolitical frictions and supply chain gridlock during the Covid pandemic have prompted a growing number of companies to move manufacturing operations to the doorstep of the world’s biggest economy. (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA / AFP) (Photo by ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Tariffs are a ‘grenade’ lobbed into American auto production, libertarian think tank analyst says

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal on Nov. 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)Finance

    Tariffs 101: Here’s what they are, how they work—and who pays them

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • This combination of file photos shows, from left, U.S. President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 7, 2025, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 10, 2023, China’s President Xi Jinping in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 20, 2024, and Mexico’s President in Mexico City, June 27, 2024. Claudia Sheinbaum (AP Photo)Politics

    Trump tariffs on Canada and Mexico go into effect as China hits back at U.S. farm exports and Canada prepares to roll out its own

    By Josh Boak, Paul Wiseman, and others
  • FILE – Dockworkers return to work at Port Miami, Oct. 4, 2024, in Miami, after the union representing 45,000 striking U.S. dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports has reached a deal to suspend a three-day strike until Jan. 15 to provide time to negotiate a new contract. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)Success

    U.S. dockworkers approve a 6-year contract that will avoid a strike that could have crippled the economy

    By Paul Wiseman and The Associated Press
  • 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