The president is right that the economy is a powerful lever against other countries. But how much will his tactics erode it?

Prices could rise for certain goods — including gas, cars and groceries — and the economy could tip into recession.

President Donald Trump is on the verge of hitting America’s three biggest trading partners with sweeping tariffs, a far more aggressive use of his favorite economic weapon than anything he did during his first term.

Trump is placing a new condition on aid to war-torn Ukraine: guaranteed access to Ukraine’s valuable rare minerals in exchange for military support against Russia. “We’re telling Ukraine they have very valuable rare earth;