Donald Trump says Walmart cut prices at his request, but Walmart statement omits administration’s role
‘Walmart will, in particular, be dropping the price for a pound of ground beef by almost 15%.’
‘Walmart will, in particular, be dropping the price for a pound of ground beef by almost 15%.’
‘Concerns about inflation are across the board,’ but there is nuance.
On a monthly basis, overall prices and core prices both increased just 0.1% from March to April.
‘Taken together, (officials) saw the uncertainty about their economic outlooks as unusually elevated.’
The politics of tariffs could easily backfire on Trump if his agenda pushes up inflation and grinds down growth.
He’s banking on voters giving him a pass and continuing to blame former President Joe Biden for high prices.
All told, the S&P 500 rose 37.13 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 130.92 and the Nasdaq composite jumped 252.56.
Kamala Harris has been making abortion access a centerpiece of her campaign.
By fleshing out her economic agenda in more detail, Harris can address an issue that’s front of mind for voters.
GOP Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance has opposed government spending on child care, arguing that many children benefit from having one parent at home as caretaker.