13 h. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Trump's Tariffs Didn’t Tank the Market

If you’re looking for an explanation of why the stock market has been stumbling, the financial press has a ready-made answer: blame Trump’s tariffs. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Tariffs Didn’t Tank the Market appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: How Trade Deficits Lead to Bigger Government

Rather than reversing the U.S. trade deficit, D.C. policymakers have allowed it to expand while simultaneously increasing the role of government to compensate for the damage it causes. The post Breitbart Business Digest: How Trade Deficits Lead to Bigger Government appeared first on Breitbart.

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7 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Bessent Lays Out Trump's America First Economic Vision

Speaking today before the Economic Club of New York, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent laid out the intellectual foundation of Trump’s economic vision, describing a comprehensive strategy designed to restore American prosperity and reclaim economic sovereignty. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Bessent Lays Out Trump’s America First Economic Vision appeared first on Breitbart.

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8 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: The Case for Tariffs in a World of Foreign Intervention

President Trump's tariff policies are a recognition that America cannot fix its economy without confronting the policies of surplus nations that have spent decades rigging the system in their favor. The post Breitbart Business Digest: The Case for Tariffs in a World of Foreign Intervention appeared first on Breitbart.

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9 d. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Tariffs Are Absorbed by U.S. Retailers, Not Consumers

The history of tariffs suggests that initial fears of widespread consumer price increases were overstated. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Tariffs Are Absorbed by U.S. Retailers, Not Consumers appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Breitbart Business Digest: Fed Research Exposes the Tariff Fearmongers

President Trump’s new round of tariffs is set to take effect, and once again, critics are predicting economic disaster. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Fed Research Exposes the Tariff Fearmongers appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Breitbart Business Digest: Markets Rally as Trump Stands Firm, Zelensky Falters, and ‘Fortress North America’ Takes Shape

Wall Street ended the week on a high note, shaking off geopolitical tensions after President Donald Trump’s tense White House showdown with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Markets Rally as Trump Stands Firm, Zelensky Falters, and ‘Fortress North America’ Takes Shape appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Inherited a Biden Economy Riddled with Hidden Weaknesses

The latest GDP report released Thursday by the Bureau of Economic Analysis confirms what many economists had been quietly warning: beneath the surface, the economy is weaker than it seemed. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump Inherited a Biden Economy Riddled with Hidden Weaknesses appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: DEI Was Built on Fear; Now It’s Collapsing Under Reality

A dramatic and decisive shift is sweeping through corporate America, as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives crumble in the face of legal scrutiny, economic reality, and shifting public sentiment. The post Breitbart Business Digest: DEI Was Built on Fear; Now It’s Collapsing Under Reality appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Popular Support Surges For Tariff Hiking GOP

The Republican Party has firmly re-established itself as the party of tariffs, marking a sharp departure from the free trade consensus that dominated its economic philosophy in the late 20th century. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Popular Support Surges For Tariff Hiking GOP appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: The Clock Is Ticking on the Trump Tax Cuts—And the Economy Knows It

It would be nearly impossible to exaggerate the economic significance of renewing provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The post Breitbart Business Digest: The Clock Is Ticking on the Trump Tax Cuts—And the Economy Knows It appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: DOGE Dividends Won't Be Inflationary

Some analysts argue that these "DOGE Dividends" could contribute to inflation. However, the economic impact of this policy differs significantly from the Biden-era stimulus measures that drove inflation to four decade highs. The post Breitbart Business Digest: DOGE Dividends Won’t Be Inflationary appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: How China’s Predatory Mercantilism Created America’s Trade Deficit

America has become an unwitting partner in a trade policy designed in Beijing—a policy that systematically erodes U.S. manufacturing, distorts global markets, and leaves American workers at a disadvantage. The post Breitbart Business Digest: How China’s Predatory Mercantilism Created America’s Trade Deficit appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: A Wall Street Fear Gauge Is Flashing Green for Stocks

A wise man once said that the best investors buy from pessimists and sell to optimists. The post Breitbart Business Digest: A Wall Street Fear Gauge Is Flashing Green for Stocks appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Tariffs Are Not Protectionism—They’re the Path to Free Trade

Wall Street might not like it. The free-trade purists might complain. But the reality is clear: tariffs are not an attack on free trade. They are the only way to make free trade real. The post Breitbart Business Digest: Trump’s Tariffs Are Not Protectionism—They’re the Path to Free Trade appeared first on Breitbart.

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