Paul Wiseman

1 week ago | argus-press.com | Paul Wiseman

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices fell last month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing. But President Donald Trump’s trade wars cloud the outlook as new, punishing tariffs are launched by Beijing and Washington. The producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — fell 0.4% from February, first drop since October 2023, the Labor Department said Friday.

1 week ago | thedailyreporteronline.com | Paul Wiseman

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices fell last month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing, according to a new federal government report. The producer price index — which tracks inflation before it hits consumers — fell 0.4 percent from February, the first drop since October 2023, the Labor Department said. Compared with a year earlier, producer prices rose 2.7 percent, down from a 3.2 percentyear-over-year gain in February and lower than the 3.3 percent economists had forecast.

1 week ago | djournal.com | Paul Wiseman

WASHINGTON - Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump's massive new taxes on Chinese imports. "When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I thought I was being very clever," said Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources, a third-generation family business that has been manufacturing in China for four decades.

1 week ago | djc.com | Paul Wiseman

Subscriber content preview Wholesale inflation falls, but trade war threatens a reversalBy PAUL WISEMANAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — U.S. wholesale prices fell last month in another sign that inflationary pressures are easing. But President Donald Trump's trade wars cloud the outlook as new, punishing tariffs are launched by Beijing and Washington.

1 week ago | timeswv.com | Paul Wiseman |Anne D'Innocenzio

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rick Woldenberg thought he had come up with a sure-fire plan to protect his Chicago-area educational toy company from President Donald Trump’s massive new taxes on Chinese imports. "When he announced a 20% tariff, I made a plan to survive 40%, and I thought I was being very clever," said Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources, a third-generation family business that has been manufacturing in China for four decades.