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With the Worst U.S. Stock Market In Years, Try Some Old-Fashioned Investments
People have avoided huge losses by holding old-fashioned, well-balanced investments, an approach our columnist is

Apple Leads Tech Stock Sell-Off After Trump Tariffs, Falling 9 Percent
The company counts on the sale of devices for three-quarters of its nearly $400 billion

The Job Market Has Been Resilient. The Trade War Could Be Its Undoing.
The U.S. economy has largely withstood inflation and high interest rates. But tariffs could bring

Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools
State education officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that

Trump’s Tariffs Follow Anger Over Trade Imbalances and Lost Manufacturing Jobs
Economists and legal experts question how the strongest economy in the world can be facing

Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy
The United States has steered an economic order for 80 years based on trade and

Europe Has Economic Power. Can It Use It Against Trump’s Tariffs?
European leaders have said they would prefer to negotiate. If that fails, their response could