The Petersburg Post

Tuesday, Apr 29th, 2025 - US consumer confidence has fallen to its lowest level since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to survey data published Tuesday, reflecting concerns about President Donald Trump's tariff plans. The Conference Board's US consumer confidence index fell 7.9 points to 86.0 in April, the research organization announced in a statement, noting that mentions of tariffs in write-in responses had reached an ...

Tuesday, Apr 29th, 2025 - But the effects of the levies, which have created uncertainty for businesses, have not yet been fully felt. The labor market remained sound in March, with job openings declining but layoffs remaining near record lows, while rates of new hiring were slow but steady, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. The numbers from last month are a snapshot of the state of the U.S. economy and ...