‘Cheap goods’ aren’t part of the American Dream, Trump’s treasury secretary says
In a recent speech, Scott Bessent threw more cold water on a Trump campaign promise to lower the cost of living.
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In Trump’s inflationary American dream, cheap does not mean good
Except in Donald Trump’s America. “Access to cheap goods is not the essence of the American dream,” Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent declared late last week. Scott Bessent ...
While Trump is down, Mike Pence has decided to kick him
Mike Pence called out Trump’s Treasury secretary on social media as the Trump administration deals with the fallout over his ...
Few Consumers Are Buying American-Made Products. Will Tariffs Change That?
A new survey shows that while buying American is not a top priority for consumers now, that could change if tariffs drive up ...
Don't worry about eggs or a Trump recession. The billionaires will be just fine. | Opinion
So I'm noticing egg prices are still high and the stock market has been dropping and inflation is up and thousands of federal ...
From baseball bats to caskets, Trump tariffs set to hit home
The proposed tariffs are coming directly for more than $150 billion in imported consumer products as well as the raw steel ...
Opinion - Democrats, forget about politics and focus on the people
Whether or not they vote to shut down the government today, Democrats have proven one thing: They are really bad at messaging ...
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Trump says the U.S. is in a 'period of transition' — and more takeaways from this week
President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another ...
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4 Factors That Could Affect Your Debt — and What You Can Do
Reducing debt is Americans’ top financial priority for 2025. That's according to the CFP Board of Standard’s Debt and New Year’s Resolutions Report. It's an understandable goal: Household debt is ...