Wholesale inflation measure was unchanged in June
Imagine you go to your favorite store to buy a toy, and every time you visit, the price is the same. That’s what happened with the prices of things ...
Trump says Indonesia trade deal features 19% tariff; Jakarta yet to confirm
Imagine you have a toy store where you sell toys to your friends. Now, imagine you make a special rule that says every time someone buys a toy from an...
India's Volatility Index Dips on Easing Tariff Concerns, Rate Cut Hopes
Imagine you have a mood detector that shows how calm or worried your family is about a trip to the amusement park. If there's a chance of rain, the mo...
Trump says House GOP holdouts will back crypto bill after voting against it
Imagine you and your friends are deciding whether to play with building blocks or action figures. Most of you want to play with blocks, but a few frie...
Amazon warehouse workers lose jobs after Trump's immigration crackdown: 'We have done everything legally'
Imagine you're playing with building blocks at school, and your teacher suddenly says, "Only kids with blue stickers can keep playing." Some kids, who...
White House accuses Powell of mismanaging Federal Reserve, citing headquarters renovation
Imagine you have a piggy bank where you keep all your savings for toys and candies. Now, let’s say someone was supposed to take care of your piggy b...
Tariffs Likely To Be Inflationary: Bernstein
Imagine you have a piggy bank where you save money to buy toys. But, there's a new rule: every time you buy a toy from the store across the street, yo...
Exhausted, angry, heartbroken: Postmasters react as horror of scandal laid bare
Imagine if you had a piggy bank where you kept all your saved coins, but one day, you found out some coins were missing. You didn’t take them, and y...
Nothing Phone Aims to Be Used Less
You know how we sometimes get a new toy and we can't stop playing with it? Well, there's this new phone called the 'Nothing Phone' that wants to be li...
Supreme Court allows Trump to proceed with large-scale government agency staff cuts, reorganizations
You know how when you have too many toys and your mom makes you sort them out, keep the ones you really need and give away the rest? Well, something s...
Trump announces steep tariffs on seven countries starting Aug. 1
You know how when you trade snacks at lunch, you have to give something to get something? Like, if you want Timmy's fruit roll-up, you might have to g...
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