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As experts sound the alarm that risk of a U.S. recession is rising, a former Federal Reserve official is comparing the fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to the aftermath of a protectionist ...

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President Trump's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China have unsettled both domestic and international markets, concerning investors and manufacturers. This emerging global trade war has raised ...

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and ...