AP Spotlight ECONOMY | TRADE WAR Trump says the US has secured $17 trillion in new investments. 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How a family-owned costume shop is keeping tariffs from making Halloween a nightmare A family that runs two costume stores in Chicago is putting a creative twist on Halloween this year due to tariffs on Chinese imports.
The economy was a strength for Trump in his first term. Not anymore, according to recent polling Concerns about the economy and immigration helped propel Trump to the White House, but more recent polling shows that Americans' faith in Trum…
Canada's last hockey stick factory survives in face of tariff threats and globalization Roustan Hockey, Canada's last major wooden hockey stick factory, faces challenges from trade tensions.
Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films It's not clear how these tariffs would operate, since movies and TV shows can be transmitted digitally without going through ports.
Trump's economic promises to Black voters fall short Black unemployment climbed from 6.2% to 7.5% this year, while Black homeownership fell to the lowest level since 2021.
Local affiliate of Iran state TV claims a US fighter pilot ejected from an aircraft in southwest Iran
AP Local affiliate of Iran state TV claims a US fighter pilot ejected from an aircraft in southwest Iran
