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The need for energy storage is increasing as electricity demand rises rapidly in the U.S., with one estimate from the Solar Energy Industries Association expecting the battery market to grow by 21% this year.

Buyers of new vehicles assembled in the U.S. could boost their tax refunds by hundreds of dollars through a new tax deduction for auto loan interest.

Many consumers now are wondering whether they’ll get any money back or will refunds — if there are any — just go to businesses?

Even after Friday’s SCOTUS decision, corn and soybean farmer April Hemmes doesn’t expect China to start buying American soybeans like they used to.

The Budget Lab at Yale has been tracking the economic impacts of the Trump administration’s tariffs since shortly after “Liberation Day” in 2025.

The tactic, which can be legally gray, involves shipping goods through a country with lower tariffs.

Wholesale inventories ticked up just 0.2% in December compared to the month before. It’s a sign inventories have stabilized since widespread tariffs were enacted last year.

The small suburban city is often referred to as ‘Katyzuela’ because of its large Venezuelan population. Its residents are feeling the effects of Trump administration policies on Venezuelan oil and immigration.

The U.S. imported more goods and services than it exported — around $70 billion worth — in December, according to new data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Consumers are counting every dollar, but research shows they're also worse at remembering what any given item costs.