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Trump Halts Mexico Tariffs Amid Rising Trade Tensions, Domestic Economic Fears Trump Halts Mexico Tariffs Amid Rising Trade Tensions, Domestic Economic Fears
Trump Halts Mexico Tariffs Amid Rising Trade Tensions, Domestic Economic Fears President Donald Trump is reversing course on tariffs against Mexico, stepping back from a trade war he started with the nation's southern neighbor. In a Thursday, Mar. 6 post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump said he struck a deal with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to delay tariffs on goods covered by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The pause will be in effect until Tuesday, Apr. 2. "I did this as an accommodation, and out of respect for, President Sheinbaum," Trump posted. "Our relationship has been a very good one, and we are working hard, to…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Private Job Growth Hits Lowest Point In Months As Trump's Trade Wars Shake Economy Private Job Growth Hits Lowest Point In Months As Trump's Trade Wars Shake Economy
Private Job Growth Hits Lowest Point In Months As Trump's Trade Wars Shake Economy Job growth in the private sector slowed to its weakest pace in seven months, as hiring lags amid economic uncertainty and rising trade tensions, according to new data. Private employers added just 77,000 jobs in February, the ADP said in its National Employment Report released on Wednesday, Mar. 5. That number marks the smallest job growth since July 2024 and was down sharply from January's revised total of 186,000. February's data is the latest in a wave of troubling economic indicators during the first two months of President Donald Trump's return to office. "Policy uncertainty…

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by Chris Spiker
Business
Meta Drops Fact-Checking Program Ahead Of Trump's White House Return, Company Says Meta Drops Fact-Checking Program Ahead Of Trump's White House Return, Company Says
Meta Drops Fact-Checking Program Ahead Of Trump's White House Return, Company Says Meta is dismantling its third-party fact-checking program in the U.S. and aims to bring back political content as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, the company said. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the changes in a video statement on Tuesday, Jan. 7. The company that owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, will replace its fact-checking program with a Community Notes system similar to the one implemented on X (formerly Twitter). Zuckerberg said the new system's goal is to reduce bias and restore free expression. "Fact-checkers have be…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
Most Expensive States: Here's Where NY Ranks, New Report Says Most Expensive States: Here's Where NY Ranks, New Report Says
Most Expensive States: Here's Where NY Ranks, New Report Says A new ranking by CNBC has found that both New York and Massachusetts are part of the top 10 most expensive states to live in. The CNBC report, which was published on Friday, July 12, used an index of prices for a broad range of goods and services, which was calculated by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER), alongside housing affordability and the cost to insure a median-priced home, to determine the list of spendy states. New York, which ranked in ninth place (tied with Florida, Rhode Island, and Washington), earned a grade of D- from CNBC’s “Top States for Business 202…

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by Sophie Grieser