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Economists don't share President Donald Trump's enthusiasm for tariffs since they're a tax on importers that usually get passed on to consumers. It's possible, however, that the reciprocal tariffs could bring other countries to the table and get them ...

The Trump administration's sweeping tariffs have touched rocky outcrops home to polar bears in the Arctic, tiny tropical islands and a former British penal colony whose leader is befuddled that it was targeted.

The measured responses from key trading partners highlighted a lack of appetite for an outright trade war.

Financial markets around the world are reeling following President Donald Trump's latest and most severe volley of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market may be taking the worst of it.

Wednesday's tariffs are part of the Republican president's pledge to free the United States from what he says are years of unfair trade practices.

The 13 percent drop is likely due to a combination of factors, including its aging lineup, competition from rivals and a backlash from Musk's embrace of right wing politics.

Financial markets around the world have been particularly shaky lately because of all the uncertainty around what Trump will announce in the event scheduled to begin after the U.S. stock market closes for the day.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly called April 2 "Liberation Day," with promises to roll out a set of tariffs, or taxes on imports from other countries, that he says will free the U.S. from a reliance on foreign goods.

President Donald Trump will unveil plans to place reciprocal tariffs on nearly all U.S. trading partners on Wednesday.

Some car buyers have been rushing to showrooms across the country this weekend, as automakers brace for Trump's 25 percent tariffs on vehicles and auto parts made outside the United States. The tariffs kick in on Thursday and could raise some car ...