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Mexico Begins Dumping Investigation on U.S. Pork Imports
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (162+ words) Shawn Rossi / CC Mexico has launched an investigation into U.S. pork imports, alleging that unfair pricing and government subsidies may be harming Mexican producers and processors. Mexico's Secretariat of Economy said it initiated antidumping and countervailing duty probes after domestic pork…...
Trump overturned decades of US trade policy in 2025
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (327+ words) UNDATED-AP-Since returning to the White House in January, PresidentDonald Trumphas overturned decades of U.S. trade policy " building a wall of tariffs around what used to be a wide open economy. His double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country have disrupted…...
Resilient US consumers drive strongest economic expansion in 2 years
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (677+ words) U.S. gross domestic product from July through September 2025 " the economy's total output of goods and services " rose from its 3.8% growth rate in the April-June quarter, the Commerce Department said Tuesday (Dec. 23, 2025) in a report delayed by the government shutdown. Economists surveyed…...
Consumer confidence slumps to lowest level since the US rolled out tariffs in April
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (315+ words) The Conference Board said Tuesday (Dec. 23, 2025) that its consumer confidence index fell 3.8 points to 89.1 in December, the fifth straight monthly decline and approaching the 85.7 reading from April, when Trump rolled out his import taxes on U.S. trading partners. November's reading was…...
Most US adults aren’t making year-end charitable contributions, new AP-NORC poll finds
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (970+ words) Trump's tax and spending legislation offered an extra incentive to give more starting in January; most filers will see'new charitable deductions'next tax year of up to $1,000 for individuals and $2,000 for married couples. Some itemizers may make more gifts this year,…...
OPINION POLL: US tariffs are having an uneven effect on holiday prices and purchases
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (898+ words) Green garlands, giant'nutcrackers, baubles and bows go up in early November on the historic downtown building that houses the gift shop. Inside, customers can choose from over 500 different types of ornaments and a variety of holiday gift baskets. "We really…...
Millions skip holiday shopping as Buy Nothing December grows
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1099+ words) The Buy Nothing Project started as a social experiment in mindful gifting. Today, it's a global movement with more than 7.5 million followers worldwide. This holiday season, it inspires a record number of people to opt out of traditional holiday spending…...
How Will Food Prices Affect Holiday Meals in 2025?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (302+ words) Pictures of Money / CC The holidays bring large increases in food spending for both food at home and food away from home. Consumers" decisions during this season can have important implications for farmers and ranchers. Farmdoc, at the University of…...
This holiday season isn’t very merry for consumers, an AP-NORC poll finds
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (675+ words) Roughly half of Americans say it's harder than usual to afford the things they want to give as holiday gifts, and similar numbers are delaying big purchases or cutting back on nonessential purchases more than they would normally. The president…...
CoBank: Forces Shaping the 2026 Rural Economy
2+ week, 1+ day ago (146+ words) Shardayyy Photography / CC A new CoBank Report on the forces shaping the economy in 2026 says ample grain supplies will likely continue burdening the markets in 2026 Global grain and oilseed markets are still oversupplied, but increased biofuels production and improving export…...