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Logan Airport is starting to see decline in Canadian travelers
The number of passengers heading to and from Canada through Logan fell 5 percent in April from the same month in 2024, while total international traffic rose by 10 percent.
‘The Commonwealth’s business model is at risk’: Trump 2.0 is hitting Massachusetts harder than expected
The president’s agenda has exposed how vulnerable the region’s economy is to punitive, ideologically driven federal policy.
Markets welcome court ruling against Trump’s tariffs as shares, US dollar, and oil gain
US futures jumped early Thursday and oil prices rose more than $1. The US dollar rose against the yen and euro.
Fed ‘well positioned’ to wait on rate cuts even as economic risks rise, minutes show
A record of the Federal Reserve’s May 6-7 meeting highlighted the overwhelming support among officials to hold off on cutting rates until they had more clarity about how the economy was responding to whipsawing tariffs, tax cuts, immigration restrictions, and other cornerstones of the Trump administration’s agenda.
Your new sofa could be the first sign tariff inflation is hitting home
While tariff-fueled inflation has yet to show up broadly in the economy, it could be driving a noticeable uptick in the cost of furniture and other household furnishings.
Ignoring warning signs, Trump presses his economic agenda
Since taking office, President Trump has raced to enact his economic vision. But for many of his policies to succeed, the president will have to prove investors and economists wrong.
At Cambridge toy store, Markey blasts Trump for ‘toying with our economy’ with tariffs
A local toy chain and a Massachusetts-based manufacturer say steep tariffs on China could devastate their businesses.
Larry Edelman
Mass. jobless rate climbs again amid lackluster hiring
Unemployment rose to 4.6 percent in April, the fourth straight monthly increase, as more people began job searches.