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Tariff worries pressure stocks

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled Monday and wiped out even more of their gains since President Donald Trump ’s election in November, after he said that tariffs announced earlier on Canada and Mexico would take effect within hours. The S&P 500 dropped 1.8% after Trump said there was ...

Communities that border Canada worry US tariffs come at a cost

DETROIT (AP) — At the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa, a quote from former President Ronald Reagan is engraved on one wall. “Let the 5,000-mile border between Canada and the United States stand as a symbol for the future,” Reagan said upon signing a 1988 free trade pact with America’s northern ...

Americans cut spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ongoing tariff threats from Washington and potentially sweeping government job cuts have darkened consumers’ mood and may be weighing on an otherwise mostly healthy economy. Data released Friday showed that consumers slashed their spending by the most since February 2021, ...

Area Chamber of Commerce has awards night

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated its members with an awards program Jan. 16 at Pine Grove Country Club in Iron Mountain. The event had signature sponsors that included First National Bank & Trust, Iron Mountain Kingsford Community Federal Credit ...

Kewadin Casinos reopening after cyber attack

The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians announced Wednesday it was reopening its Kewadin Casinos in stages. Kewadin Casinos, which was the victim of a cyber incident earlier this month, said it has restored its systems and would resume operations beginning with Kewadin Casino Sault Ste ...