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NEW YORK, Aug 12, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Wall Street stocks tumbled Monday on investor trepidation ahead of key US inflation data, despite news reports that President Donald Trump had signed an order to extend a US tariff truce with China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.5 percent to 43,975.09, w»»»

New York: US stocks finished firmly in the green Thursday after President Donald Trump unveiled a "breakthrough" trade agreement with the United Kingdom. The deal reduces tariffs on British cars, steel and aluminum, while in return Britain will open up its markets to US beef and other agricultural »»»

Canadian and U.S. stocks closed higher Friday, capping off a tumultuous week that saw nausea-inducing drops and intense spikes driven largely by tariff headlines out of the United States. “It’s been a topsy-turvy day, like every day,” said Allan Small, senior investment adviser at the Allan Small F»»»

The Fed reduced its rate last year to 4.3% from 5.3%, in part out of concern that the job market was weakening. Hiring had slowed in the summer and the unemployment rate ticked up, leading Fed officials to approve an outsized half-point cut in September. Yet hiring rebounded last month and the unem»»»