Economy
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US employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, jobless rate falls to 4%
Feb 07, 2025 6:10 am - The U.S. labor market probably started 2025 the way it spent most of last year: Generating decent, but unspectacular, job growth.
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Mexican border cities are in limbo as tariff threats spark fears of a recession
Feb 06, 2025 7:27 am - As soon as the sun glints over miles of border fence dividing the United States and Mexico, the engines of cargo trucks packed with auto and computer parts roar to life along border bridges and bleary-eyed workers file into factories to assemble a multitude of products geared toward the U.S. market.
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China launches an antitrust probe into Google. Here’s what it means
Feb 04, 2025 3:34 pm - The Chinese government's move to open an antitrust probe into Google is the latest development in a long and tangled relationship that goes back to the early 2000s.
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How Trump tariffs could impact trade in Illinois
Feb 04, 2025 1:17 pm - President Donald Trump’s plan to implement tariffs on key United States trading partners could affect more than $100 billion worth of goods imported to Illinois from Canada, Mexico and China.
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Grow your suburban business in 2025 by capturing your share of the visitor dollarFeb 04, 2025 1:01 pm - With the help of suburban convention and visitors bureaus, small local businesses can tap into the spending power of the millions of visitors who comes to Illinois each year.
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China counters with tariffs on US products. It will also investigate Google
Feb 04, 2025 7:12 am - China countered President Donald Trump's across-the-board tariffs on Chinese products with tariffs on select U.S. imports Tuesday, as well as announcing an antitrust investigation into Google and other trade measures.
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Wall Street falls following Trump’s tariffs, but not as badly as feared in the morning
Feb 03, 2025 4:01 pm - The threat of a punishing trade war sent Wall Street on a roller coaster Monday. After initially falling sharply on worries about President Donald Trump’s tariffs, U.S. stocks pared their losses after Mexico said it had negotiated a one-month reprieve.
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Trump is leveraging tariffs. Is he ready for potential fallout? Are consumers? Here's what to know
Feb 03, 2025 12:09 pm - President Donald Trump has taken executive action to impose or threaten new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China.
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Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, Canada after they pledge to boost border enforcement
Feb 03, 2025 10:08 am - President Donald Trump on Monday held off on his tariff threats against Mexico and Canada for 30 days after the two U.S. neighbors agreed to boost border security efforts.
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EU leaders ponder the ‘cruel paradox’ of a U.S. ally threatening tariffs and a possible land grab
Feb 03, 2025 9:33 am - After three years spent trying to deter Russia from destroying Ukraine, European Union leaders grappled on Monday with possible responses to a major ally who appears determined to start a trade war or perhaps even seize part of their territory.
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