Category: Business

Inflation is expected to have stayed stubbornly high in February, an unwelcome sign for the Federal Reserve as it grapples with the prospect of a sharp slowdown in growth as a result of President Trump’s trade war. The latest reading of the Consumer Price Index, set for release on Wednesday, is forecast to have risen…

The nation’s top securities regulator is backing down on crypto enforcement and climate disclosure initiatives as the agency is expected to take a more friendly and receptive approach to companies. But not everyone at the Securities and Exchange Commission is on board with this change in priorities under the Trump administration. When the S.E.C. announced…

The European Union has spent months bracing for painful tariffs from the United States, the bloc’s most important trading partner. On Wednesday, as American steel and aluminum tariffs of 25 percent took effect, European officials began to respond. While the United States buys the most steel and aluminum from countries including Canada, Brazil and Mexico,…

Southwest Airlines said on Tuesday that it would start charging for checked bags, ending another longtime policy that had set it apart from other airlines as it seeks to boost revenues and cut costs. Customers with high loyalty status will be spared from the fee, but all others will have to pay for checked bags…

Airlines flashed an early-warning signal on Tuesday, suggesting that consumers and businesses were starting to get nervous amid wider economic and political uncertainty. Several carriers cut their financial forecasts for the first few months of the year, saying that revenue would be weaker than expected. They pointed to a number of reasons: bad weather, high-profile…

“Making It Work” is a series about small-business owners striving to endure hard times. When Nicole Rizzo saw the “For Sale” listing for Die Cleaning Equipment, the first detail she liked was that it was run by a married couple. Ms. Rizzo, then 43, was searching for a company to run alongside her own husband….

President Trump escalated his fight with Canada on Tuesday, threatening to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports and pressing to turn one of America’s closest traditional allies into the 51st state. After several tense hours, both sides backed down, at least for now. It was the latest in a week of chaotic trade moves,…

President Trump hosted an exclusive car show at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. The only company represented: Tesla. The only purpose: helping Elon Musk. With Tesla facing a backlash over Mr. Musk’s role in the Trump administration, the president said he wanted to buy one of the company’s electric vehicles. But Mr. Trump, always…

President Trump made a lot of promises on the campaign trail last year. Investors and business leaders enthusiastically cheered some, like lower taxes and relaxed regulation, and expressed wariness about others, like tariffs and reduced immigration. But when Mr. Trump won the election, there was little sign of that ambivalence: Stock prices soared, as did…

The Federal Aviation Administration will adopt two urgent recommendations issued by a federal safety board to reduce and reroute helicopter traffic around Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., after a midair crash of a passenger jet and an Army helicopter on Jan. 29 killed 67 people. Sean Duffy, the U.S. transportation secretary, who oversees…