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Tacoma-area boat builder finally receives federal money. The bad news? Tariffs

April 26, 2025, 5:00am Business

A boat builder with a plant in Tacoma that went public with its federal funding issues near the first wave of the Trump administration’s cutbacks has seen some reversal. Read story

Specialist Gregg Maloney works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Big Tech carries Wall Street higher despite uncertainty about the trade war

Specialist Gregg Maloney works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 24, 2025.

April 25, 2025, 1:13pm Business

Big Tech stocks carried major U.S. indexes higher to close out the market’s latest roller-coaster week. Read story

President Donald Trump waves from the stairs of Air Force One, upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Friday, April 25, 2025.  The President and first lady are  traveling to Rome and the Vatican to attend the funeral for Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Luis M.

Trump keeps contradicting himself on tariffs, making a fragile world economy nervous

President Donald Trump waves from the stairs of Air Force One, upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Friday, April 25, 2025.  The President and first lady are  traveling to Rome and the Vatican to attend the funeral for Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Luis M.

April 25, 2025, 11:18am Business

President Donald Trump can't stop contradicting himself on his own tariff plans. Read story

Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Jerome Powell speaks during an event hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago.

Why Trump’s call for the Fed to cut interest rates may not help consumers

Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Jerome Powell speaks during an event hosted by the Economic Club of Chicago, Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Chicago.

April 25, 2025, 11:08am Business

President Donald Trump is badgering the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, but even if the Fed gave in to the pressure, it wouldn’t necessarily lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers. Read story

FILE - A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019.

Yahoo is ready to buy Chrome browser if Google is forced to sell

FILE - A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019.

April 25, 2025, 7:35am Business

backed by owner Apollo Global Management Inc. — would bid for the Chrome web browser if a federal court orders Google to divest it as a remedy for maintaining an illegal monopoly, a senior executive said. Read story

Yara Alfaqeeh, 20, stands along the Windsor, Ontario, Canada side of the Detroit River on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.  (AP Photo/Corey R.

Canadians put off by Trump’s bluster and border arrests are booking far fewer US visits

Yara Alfaqeeh, 20, stands along the Windsor, Ontario, Canada side of the Detroit River on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.  (AP Photo/Corey R.

April 25, 2025, 7:32am Business

Diana and Rick Bellamy initially planned to take a Caribbean cruise out of Houston before heading to Laurel, Mississippi, to visit the home of one of their favorite HGTV shows, “Home Town.” Read story

A worker stands near the latest car from Chinese luxury car brand Hongqi during the Shanghai auto show on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

Automakers focus on the global market, chide the US over tariffs at Shanghai’s auto show

A worker stands near the latest car from Chinese luxury car brand Hongqi during the Shanghai auto show on Thursday, April 24, 2025.

April 25, 2025, 7:27am Business

Booths of big Chinese, German and Japanese automakers were bustling at Shanghai’s auto show this week as the industry kept its focus on a wider global market not subject to steep U.S. tariffs on imports of cars and auto parts. Read story

The “Maersk Skarstind” container ship is moored at the APM Terminals u=in the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

Traffic at the Port of Los Angeles set to plunge amid tariffs

The “Maersk Skarstind” container ship is moored at the APM Terminals u=in the Port of Los Angeles in Los Angeles Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

April 25, 2025, 7:25am Business

Imports at the Port of Los Angeles are expected to plunge in the next two weeks, even as negotiations over the final tariffs that China and other countries must pay are still being negotiated by President Trump. Read story