US Stock Indexes Surge Following Trump’s Tariff Pause

U.S. stock indexes surged on Wednesday afternoon following an announcement from President Donald Trump that he’ll pause reciprocal tariffs for most countries except for China. The S&P 500 soared 9.5 percent on Wednesday. The index is still lower than it was when Trump announced his sweeping set of tariffs last week. The Dow Jones Industrial

Supreme Court Pauses Orders Forcing Trump Admin to Rehire Labor Board Members

Biden appointees Gwynne Wilcox of National Labor Relations Board and Cathy Harris of Merit Systems Protection Board were fired soon after Trump took office. The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9 temporarily paused two lower court rulings that blocked the president from firing members of independent labor boards. Chief Justice John Roberts, acting on behalf

Roberts halts court orders blocking Trump firing of labor boards’ members

Washington — Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily halted lower court decisions that voided President Trump’s firing of a member of the National Labor Relations Board and a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board. Roberts issued an administrative stay that gives the Supreme Court more time to consider a Justice Department request to allow Mr.