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“It’s more of a convenient moral gymnastics to say that people who cheat the federal government should be given a lighter touch than people who borrowed from it,” said economist Kathryn Anne Edwards.

Despite the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge last March, the Port of Baltimore reported its second-best year ever in 2024. But as expectations for 2025 waver, Sue Monaghan is trying to keep calm and carry on.

Specifics are still TBD, but the U.K. got a reprieve on auto, steel and aluminum tariffs, while the U.K. may open up to more U.S. agricultural products.

The National Retail Hobby Stores Association said that all of its members are seeing cost increases related to tariffs.

Productivity is tied to worker wages, so a drop can be cause for concern.

Inflation has made life more expensive. But young adults don't exactly know what things used to cost.

It makes sense for multinationals that do business in the Eurozone.

They’re trying to justify price increases while also avoiding controversy.

President Donald Trump has said he wants a “fair trade deal,” but the pressure created by sky-high tariffs might limit what can be accomplished at talks this week.

"Who knows what's going to happen next?" said one soon-to-be retiree. "It's not like we're 30 and we can recoup."