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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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April 10, 2025
US stocks dive 3% as US-China trade tensions keep escalating
Losses for stocks accelerated after the White House clarified that Chinese imports will be tariffed at 145%, not the 125% rate that Trump had earlier written about.
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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April 10, 2025
Inflation fell last month as gas prices dropped sharply, a sign prices cooling before tariffs
The delay of the sweeping tariffs will likely limit upcoming price increases and has reduced the chances of a recession, economists say.
Economy
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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April 9, 2025
Dow surges 2,600 as US stocks soar in relief after Trump pauses some of his tariffs
President Donald Trump said he would temporarily back off on most of his global tariffs but also said that he was raising tariffs even higher against China, up to 125%.
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Lorne Cook, Associated Press
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April 9, 2025
EU imposes new tariffs on $23 billion in US goods in retaliation for Trump’s steel, aluminum tariffs
Members of the 27-country bloc repeated their preference for a negotiated deal to settle trade issues.
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Huizhong Wu, Associated Press
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April 9, 2025
China raises its retaliatory tariff on the US to 84% as it vows to ‘fight to the end’
Beijing also added an array of countermeasures after U.S. President Donald Trump raised the total tariff on imports from China to 104%.
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Chris Megerian, Associated Press
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April 7, 2025
Trump digs in his heels, telling people to be patient as global markets keep dropping over tariffs
The Republican president says in a Monday post online other countries have been taking advantage of the U.S. for years.
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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April 4, 2025
US added 228,000 jobs in March as economy showed strength in buildup to Trump trade wars
The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. The hiring numbers were up from 117,000 in February and were nearly double the 130,000 that economists had expected.
Economy
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Associated Press
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April 4, 2025
The Latest: China retaliates as Trump’s tariffs affect world markets
World shares have slid further and U.S. futures also fell Friday as investors counted the potential costs of U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest set of tariffs.
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Stan Choe, Associated Press
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April 3, 2025
Dow drops 1,500 as US stock market leads a worldwide sell-off following Trump’s tariff shock
The S&P 500 fell 4% Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,520 points, and the Nasdaq composite sank 4%.
Economy
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Josh Boak, Associated Press
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April 3, 2025
Trump announces sweeping new tariffs to promote US manufacturing, risking inflation and trade wars
President Trump placed the elevated tariff rates on dozens of nations that run meaningful trade surpluses with the United States, while imposing a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries.
Economy
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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March 28, 2025
US inflation remained elevated last month as consumer spending recovered
Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices increased 2.5% in February from a year earlier, matching January’s annual pace.
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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March 19, 2025
Federal Reserve keeps interest rate unchanged, sees slower growth, slightly higher inflation ahead
The Fed expects the unemployment rate to tick higher, to 4.4%. Policymakers also expect inflation will pick up slightly by the end of this year.
News
News
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Daniel Tyson
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April 16, 2025
Congressman Thompson endorses Horhn in Jackson mayor runoff
News
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Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
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April 16, 2025
Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves
News
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Frank Corder
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April 16, 2025
U.S. Dept. of Justice voluntarily dismisses lawsuit alleging pay discrimination by the Mississippi Senate
Business
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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April 15, 2025
ABB doubling size of operations in Tate County
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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April 9, 2025
Cultivating deep Magnolia State connections
Business
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Lynne Jeter
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March 30, 2025
Dr. Courtney Taylor talks first-year triumphs, challenges as AccelerateMS executive director
Culture
Culture
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Susan Marquez
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April 16, 2025
Explore the Apron Museum in Iuka
Culture
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C.H. Spurgeon
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April 16, 2025
On a fool’s errand?
Culture
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 15, 2025
McCarty’s Pottery, a Mississippi legacy
Opinion
Opinion
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Lesley Davis
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April 16, 2025
Mississippi took bold steps this session but there’s more work to do
Opinion
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Sid Salter
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April 16, 2025
Will Congress and the Trump White House agree on Medicaid cuts in states like Mississippi?
Opinion
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Russ Latino
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April 12, 2025
Your trade deficit with Kroger is getting out of hand
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