U.S. stocks roared back in May as global trade tensions eased, but tariff-related developments around the month’s end suggest a smooth climb from here may be challenging.

Trump's former ambassador to Vietnam highlighted the main reason China may hesitate to strike a trade deal with the U.S.

Consumer spending slowed despite rising incomes, potentially an early reaction to higher prices on some imported goods.

President Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 25% tariff on smartphones manufactured overseas, specifically targeting companies like Apple. Trump called out Apple CEO Tim Cook on Truth Social.

Consumer spending growth, which had already showed sluggish signs this year, slowed significantly in April as more families waited to see how tariff-related uncertainty might play out. Spending rose 0.2 percent last month, compared with a 0.7 percent increase the month before, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

A landscape of high tariffs increases the challenges of adapting to climate change, slowing the pace of the transformations needed to address it.

Energy Recovery offers speculative Buy potential despite Q1 dips, backed by robust long-term prospects, easing US-China tariffs, and growth in CO2. See more on ERII here.

Americans say they have little confidence in the economy due to ongoing trade wars. But you’d never know it based on how much they’re spending — especially on food and drinks they didn’t make themselves.

The dollar was mixed on Friday but on track for the first monthly gain against the Japanese yen this year as investors factored in the likelihood of trade tariffs remaining in some form, even as U.S.

As of May 28, the U.S. had collected $68.23 billion in tariff revenue for 2025—an increase of 78 percent over the same period last year.