California legislators approved a landmark bill on Tuesday that requires companies like Uber and Lyft to treat contract workers as employees, a move that could reshape the gig economy and that adds fuel to a yearslong debate over whether the nature of work has become too insecure. MORE
The US added fewer jobs than expected during the month of August. Originally anticipated to total 160,000, 130,000 non-farm jobs were added. MORE
As if housing prices in California weren’t astronomical enough, Trump’s tariff wars have boosted the cost for a new home in CA by roughly $20-30 thousand dollars. No, China will not foot the bill for MORE
The DOW fell nearly 400 points after Trump threatened China on Twitter. Trump claimed the United States and China have been negotiating a trade deal but both countries appear… MORE
On Sunday, new tariffs against China went into effect. The US imposed 15% tariffs on a variety of Chinese goods. In retaliation, China began “imposing new duties on U.S. crude oil, the latest escalation in MORE
Anger is growing among corn farmers in Iowa towards Donald Trump over his administration’s action to cut demand for ethanol as opposition grows against the president among the rural sector that he counts on for MORE
On Monday, Trump claimed China called his top trade people last night and said the country wanted to make a deal. “China called last night our top trade people and said ‘let’s get back to MORE
The White House said President Trump’s earlier suggestion that he regretted escalating the trade war with China was “misinterpreted” and that what he regrets is not raising tariffs higher. MORE
The Wall Street Journal gave President Donald Trump a stiff word-lashing Friday for ratcheting up his no-win trade war with China. “The trouble with trade wars, like shooting wars, is that once they start you MORE
Grab your gavel. The case is closed. Or so said Donald Trump in a tweet last night, ahead of today’s G7 summit in France, explaining what gives him power to order US companies to “start looking for an alternative to China,” as he did yesterday in an earlier tweet. MORE
On his way to the G-7 meeting in France, Trump answered a few questions from the press, since we no longer have press conferences, and made a few comments. New format, bullet points: On tariffs: MORE
In the never ending Tariff War between the United States and China, Trump just tweeted that the original 10% tariff on $300 billion dollars worth of Chinese goods, which goes into effect on Sept. 1, MORE
American manufacturing activity is slowing as rising tariffs have made materials more expensive. The sector shrunk for the first time since September 2009, according to IHS Markit. MORE
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Friday after China said it will slap new tariffs on U.S. goods. At around 8:06 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 90 points, indicating a MORE
Sources close to President Trump tell Axios that the White House is in a China bind: A trade deal with China is “tough to improbable” in a deteriorating environment that includes his failure as a MORE
Trump’s hand picked Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell spoke at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual symposium where he suggested, “the central bank is limited in its ability to counteract President Trump’s trade MORE
Although Trump claims the economy is doing gang busters and is the best economy ever, he took to Twitter this morning tweeting out who to blame in the event it crashes and burns. “The Economy MORE
China announced it will place $75 billion dollars in new tariffs and resume 25% tariffs on US automobiles beginning September 1, 2019. The new tariffs will take place in two increments with the second round MORE
A recent AP-NORC poll shows 62% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s job performance. To put it into context, 6 out of 10 Americans do not believe that Trump has handled his time in office very well. MORE
After two years touting a booming economy as his own doing, U.S. President Donald Trump is test driving a new message on the economy: Any chance of a recession is not his fault. MORE
COLFAX, North Dakota (Reuters) – North Dakota bet bigger on Chinese soybean demand than any other U.S. state. The industry here – on the far northwestern edge of the U.S. farm belt, close to Pacific MORE
President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared himself “the chosen one” as he defended his administration’s actions in the ongoing U.S.-China trade war. The president’s self-aggrandizing remark followed a string of criticisms aimed at his predecessors, MORE
WASHINGTON — The federal budget deficit is growing faster than expected, even as President Trump muses about more tax cuts and other ideas that would add to government debt. The deficit will reach $960 billion MORE
In a failed attempt to shame Jews who support the Democratic Party and vote for Democratic candidates, Trump said American Jewish people show “either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” After spewing his MORE
Despite Trump’s claims that the US steel industry is “thriving” under his presidency, United States Steel Corp plans to layoff nearly 200 workers at their Great Lakes facility in Michigan. A company spokeswoman told Reuters, MORE