Lydia DePillis / ProPublicaJan 7, 2020
A new investigation reveals how the president's tariffs have massively enriched lobbyists while taking a steep toll on the middle class. Dig deeper ( 15 Min. Read )
PAUL WISEMAN / The Associated PressJun 7, 2018
President Trump has drawn fire from Congress for intervening to rescue the company, which violated U.S. sanctions against two rogue nations that have been pursuing nuclear weapons programs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
MARTIN CRUTSINGER and PAUL WISEMAN / The Associated PressMay 20, 2018
The treasury secretary says the world's two biggest economies are making progress in talks aimed at reducing America's massive trade deficit with China. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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JAMEY KEATEN and DAVID RISING / The Associated PressMar 2, 2018
"The potential for escalation is real as we have seen from the initial responses," a spokesman says of the U.S. president's threat to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
MARTIN CRUTSINGER / The Associated PressDec 21, 2017
With final figures in for July-September, the nation records the first consecutive quarters that growth has topped 3 percent since 2014. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
By Derek Kravitz / ProPublicaDec 18, 2016
Wilbur Ross has amassed a fortune in steel—and the Department of Commerce soon will make decisions that affect his firms. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMar 15, 2014
Perhaps a reaction to concerns over spying and other abuses, the United States will relinquish its oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigJun 11, 2012
The Commerce Department said Monday that Secretary John Bryson had suffered a seizure in connection with three Los Angeles-area car crashes he was involved in over the weekend. Bryson was cited for felony hit-and-run, and authorities said the investigation is continuing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 27, 2009
Either the U.S. economy was in the pool during the last three months of 2008 or the economic crisis is worse than expected. The nation's GDP shrank 6.25 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, almost doubling the preceding quarter's contraction rate of 3.8 percent. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 2, 2007
The annual savings rate dropped to the lowest level in 74 years, the Commerce Department has reported. On average, Americans saved a "negative 1 percent" in 2006, meaning people not only didn't save but dipped into their savings and borrowed in order to spend more than their income. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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