Business & Economy
As inflation gets worse, Trump has nothing to offer but ignorance and incoherence
The president boasted that he’s successfully lowered prices “incredibly.” That was nonsense, but it reflected the degree to which he’s hopelessly lost.
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Shrugging at ‘fake inflation,’ Team Trump’s economic message takes a weird turn
Taken together, it seems as if the White House decided the way to change public attitudes on the economy is to try to pull some kind of Jedi mind trick.
Inflation reaches its highest level in two years amid Iran war
Trump told the public last week that there’s been “no inflation.” That was absurd at the time, and it’s worse now.
New GDP data offers another round of discouraging news about Trump-era economy
In the first year of Trump’s second term, economic growth fell to a nine-year low. The White House still hasn’t said why.
Leading White House economist points to ‘employment boom’ that clearly hasn’t happened
A variety of words come to mind to describe the sharp decline in the Trump-era job market. “Boom” isn’t one of them.
Job growth improved in March, following a sharp decline in February
The U.S. economy has now added 321,000 jobs over Trump’s 15-month second term. Over the previous 15 months, the economy added roughly 1.9 million jobs.
Trump is using trade to bully EU over tech rules, and Warren wants answers
The Massachusetts senator said by using trade negotiations to water down foreign tech regulations, Trump has aided Big Tech allies.
How poor planning by Trump administration sparked historic oil supply disruption
Maritime experts break down how failures of foresight contributed to the closure of a major shipping thoroughfare.
Trump pushes a misguided boast about his failed efforts to create U.S. jobs
The president took the total number of jobs created in 2025, doubled it and then boasted about setting “a record” (despite reality).
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‘Read off his cue cards’: Best case for Trump’s China summit is no damage done
‘Weakened’ Trump cannot stand up to China’s Xi, Key House Democrat says
Wholesale inflation jumps 6% compared to last year
Inflation rate rises to 3.8% annually; cost of Iran war jumped to $29B
