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China imposes a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products starting April 10

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BANGKOK (AP) — China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” slate of double-digit tariffs. The new tariff matches the rate of the U.S. "reciprocal" tariff of 34% on Chinese [...]
HUIZHONG WU and ELAINE KURTENBACH, Associated Press

St. Louis corporate giving down 15% in 2024

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While local corporate philanthropy was down in 2024, many companies still increased their giving — 37 of 60 firms that ranked in our Largest Corporate Philanthropists Lists increased local giving from 2023 to 2024.
Maddy Simpson

Economists blast calculations for ‘bombshell’ Trump tariffs as faulty while stocks plunge

1 month 1 week ago
WASHINGTON — Markets and business owners in the United States and around the world reeled Thursday following President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping and steep tariffs that are not “reciprocal” but rather punish many countries that U.S. importers heavily rely on, experts say. U.S. stocks plummeted, posting the worst one-day drop since June 2020, financial media […]
Ashley Murray

Friday, April 4 - St. Louis' race for comptroller

1 month 1 week ago
The most competitive race for St. Louis comptroller in decades is nearing the end. Voters are choosing between a 30-year incumbent and a former alderwoman and state representative who says the city needs a new set of eyes on its finances.

Kansas City-area man deported after visiting grandfather’s grave in Mexico

1 month 1 week ago
Evenezer Cortez Martinez wanted to pay respects to a beloved grandfather who died last fall. He ended up deported, sent back to Mexico, a country the 39-year-old Kansas husband and father left at the age of 4. “Everything was approved, and I arrived here with no problem,” said Cortez Martinez, a DACA recipient, in a […]
Mary Sanchez

Heavy rain and strong thunderstorms Friday and Friday night

1 month 1 week ago
ST. LOUIS - Another welcome break from the rain to start our Friday, but we are far from finished with the wet weather. In fact, Friday will bring the heaviest rain of this stretch to the St. Louis region. After a dry start, the first of two waves of heavy rain and thunderstorms will move [...]
Angela Hutti