BANGKOK — Countries and industries were scrambling Friday to respond as President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs hikes upend global trade and world markets. China responded to the 34% tariffs imposed by the U.S. on imports from China by announcing it ...

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 deficits — and, for that matter, they say that goal doesn’t make sense, either. B...

Americans will bear the brunt of President Donald Trump’s newest tariffs, with price increases kicking in almost immediately on cars, clothing, electronics and other everyday goods. Here are some areas where consumers may start to see higher prices first.

Hamilton Wings, an Elgin nonprofit, recently received renewed funding from Seigle Foundation after the passing of its founder, Risé Jones.

Booming exports turned a South Carolina city into the “Global Home of the F-16.” Slipping foreign demand among angry allies could hurt that economic engine.

A recent statewide study by SkillsUSA Illinois found high school students now have more work-based learning opportunities such as apprenticeships and career and technical education programs than when the state implemented a plan to increase CTE opportunities in 2019 spurred by a federal law.

President Donald Trump’s fast-approaching “Liberation Day” had stock markets all over the world swinging sharply.

Tax collection projections are down. Refunds are up. That’s a formula that could dampen U.S. government revenue and, if it persists, portend an earlier deadline for Congress to raise the debt ceiling — or risk a federal payments default.

Feds approved the merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads in March 2023. What’s happening now with freight traffic and blocked crossings?

Spring construction is in the air as Elgin Area School District U-46 breaks ground on several building projects to help transform the district’s middle schools into modernized sixth- through eighth-grade facilities built for collaboration, safety and long-term growth.