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During the first 100 days of the Trump administration, shock waves from the chaotic tariff rollout continue to send tremors through the global financial system.

Underlying economic growth remained solid in early 2025, but tariffs and uncertainty are expected to cause a further slowdown.

Companies are weighing whether they should be transparent about tariffs’ effect on prices, or — as Amazon learned on Tuesday — risk drawing the president’s ire.

On the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, U.S. companies that have come to rely on Vietnam’s factories, like Apple and Nike, are in a bind because of Trump’s tariffs.

Profit fell 50 percent in the quarter, and the company said one reason was its hiring of additional workers to help its turnaround strategy.

Paramount’s interest in settling has dismayed CBS’s news division. The executive producer of “60 Minutes” abruptly resigned last week.

Large importers, including retailers and manufacturers, paused imports from China this month amid an escalating trade war. Ports are now poised to feel the fallout.

The festival’s longtime president is leaving the festival, as are about 10 others. Its owner, Penske Media, told staff members about the changes on Friday.

The investigations by the Government Accountability Office come as the White House looks to expand its power over the federal budget.

But the effects of the levies, which have created uncertainty for businesses, have not yet been fully felt.

Starting Friday, goods from China worth up to $800 will be subject to tariffs and more paperwork under new Trump administration rules.

The media organization said the White House emailed three of the company’s five directors on Monday, telling them that their positions had been terminated.

Driven by rising rents, crowds and what many see as neighborhood degradation, activists are calling to continue the kinds of protests that erupted last summer.

The main oil and gas trade group wants the Trump administration to reconsider maritime rules released in April that would require it to use some U.S. ships to transport liquefied n

The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, attacked the retail giant over a report that suggested Amazon would highlight tariff-related price increases. Amazon said it was