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A container ship is moored at the port of the port of New York & New Jersey in Elizabeth, N.J., Monday May 12, 2025.

Trump trade war faces legal challenge as businesses, states argue his tariffs exceeded his power

A container ship is moored at the port of the port of New York & New Jersey in Elizabeth, N.J., Monday May 12, 2025.

May 13, 2025, 10:32am Business

President Donald Trump is waging a trade war without getting approval from Congress: He declared a national emergency to slap import taxes — tariffs — on almost every country on earth. Read story

A person fills out a lottery ticket at a 7-Eleven store in Oakland, Calif. A Camas man recently won $2 million in the Mega Millions lottery.

Camas man wins $2 million in Mega Millions lottery

A person fills out a lottery ticket at a 7-Eleven store in Oakland, Calif. A Camas man recently won $2 million in the Mega Millions lottery.

May 13, 2025, 8:38am Business

A Camas man won $2 million in the Mega Millions lottery. Read story

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, left, meets with Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the latter’s office in Tokyo Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

World trade chief says global free trade is in a crisis while on visit to Japan

World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, left, meets with Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the latter’s office in Tokyo Tuesday, May 13, 2025.

May 13, 2025, 8:32am Business

Global free trade is in crisis, the head of the World Trade Organization chief said Tuesday while meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba on Tuesday. Read story

Google to pay $50 million to settle lawsuit claiming it paid Black workers less

May 13, 2025, 8:25am Business

Google will pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit accusing it of paying Black workers less. Read story

A view of new cars for export waiting for shipment at a port in Shanghai, China on Sunday, May 11, 2025.

China seeks a united front with Latin America in countering Trump’s trade war

A view of new cars for export waiting for shipment at a port in Shanghai, China on Sunday, May 11, 2025.

May 13, 2025, 8:19am Business

China is moving to strengthen its alliances with other countries as a counterweight to President Donald Trump’s trade war, presenting a united front with Latin American leaders a day after China and the U.S. agreed to a 90-day truce in their tariffs stalemate. Read story

FILE - A customer checks his shopping receipts while waiting in line at the food court at Costco Wholesale store in Glendale, Calif., on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Inflation cooled again even as some tariffs took effect. But economists don’t expect that to last

FILE - A customer checks his shopping receipts while waiting in line at the food court at Costco Wholesale store in Glendale, Calif., on Thursday, April 10, 2025.

May 13, 2025, 8:16am Business

Inflation cooled for the third straight month in April even after some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs took effect, though economists and many business owners expect inflation will climb in the coming months. Read story

FILE - An advertisement for Ticketmaster is viewed along an area reserved for special guests on the sideline of the field before an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M.

As Biden-era ‘junk fee’ rule takes effect, Ticketmaster says it will display fees more clearly

FILE - An advertisement for Ticketmaster is viewed along an area reserved for special guests on the sideline of the field before an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M.

May 13, 2025, 8:16am Business

As a Biden administration ban on so-called “junk fees” took effect Monday, Ticketmaster said it would start displaying the full price of a ticket as soon as consumers begin shopping. Read story

Jon Voight, Sylvester Stallone and entertainment groups lobby Trump for tax provisions

May 13, 2025, 8:15am Business

So-called Hollywood ambassadors Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone joined with a coalition of entertainment industry groups for a letter delivered this week to President Trump urging him to support tax measures and a federal tax incentive that would help bring film and TV production back to the U.S. Read story