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Markets plunge with S&P 500 down 6% and Dow down 2,200 as their worst crisis since COVID deepens
Apr 04, 2025 8:49 am - Wall Street’s worst crisis since COVID slammed into a higher, scarier gear Friday.
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US added a surprising 228,000 jobs in March as economy shows resilience in Trump trade wars
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China punches back as world weighs how to deal with higher US tariffs
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Economists say the way Trump calculated tariffs makes no sense
Apr 03, 2025 7:55 pm - Economists say the crude formula the White House used to calculate what it’s calling “reciprocal tariffs” is too simplistic to achieve its goal of wiping out U.S. trade d...
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Pritzker hopes trade mission to Mexico sparks new investment despite tariffs
Apr 03, 2025 3:31 pm - Gov. JB Pritzker wrapped up a four-day trip to Mexico City on Wednesday, hopeful a trade mission to Mexico will yield new economic development in Illinois, even as tariffs threaten the stability of the United States’ global trade.
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Trump tariff price hikes could start with food, clothing, cars and coffee
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Kids can collect eggs, take photos at Long Grove Bunny HopApr 03, 2025 1:27 pm - The Long Grove Bunny Hop will return April 19 to the village’s historic downtown. Families can take photos with the Easter Bunny, collect eggs at different booths and stops throughout the village and explore fire trucks.
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Vetter’s $163 million expansion plan faces big vote in Des PlainesApr 03, 2025 1:05 pm - A German pharmaceutical company’s $163 million plan to expand its Des Plaines facility could get a key go-ahead from the city council Monday.
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Polar bear-inhabited islands affected by Trump tariffs
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Trump tariffs set to wipe out nearly $2 trillion from US stocks
Apr 03, 2025 8:26 am - Roughly $1.7 trillion is set to be erased from the S&P 500 Index when trading opens Thursday amid worries that President Donald Trump’s sweeping new round of tariffs could plunge the economy into a recession.