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Stock market update: Wall Street closes record week with quiet finish

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street closed its third winning week in the last four with a quiet finish on Friday. The S&P 500 edged down by a whisper, less than 0.1%, after setting its all-time high the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 142 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq ...

Tariff-driven inflation begins to emerge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs push up the cost of everything from groceries and clothes to furniture and appliances. Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June from a year earlier, the Labor Department ...

Stock market today: U.S. stocks decline, S&P 500 back from its record

(AP) — U.S. stocks are mostly lower in afternoon trading Friday, pulling the market back from all-time highs, as the Trump administration escalates its tariff threats against Canada. The S&P 500 was down 0.3% a day after setting a record high. The benchmark index is on pace to post its ...

Trade relationships: U.S. tarriffs threaten the world’s largest

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union expects to find out today whether President Donald Trump will impose punishing tariffs on America’s largest trade partner in a move economists have warned would have repercussions for companies and consumers on both sides of the ...