Jobs Report Is Steady, but Impact of Federal Cutbacks and Tariffs Looms

The administration’s whipsawing moves are leaving investors guessing. The risk is that this uncertainty comes at a real cost to the economy.

A new survey found that 11 percent of Americans said they could not pay for medication and medical treatments.

The president has suggested that he will move forward with a national security investigation this week that is likely to result in tariffs on chips.