Unemployment claims are decreasing in some areas while soaring in others, highlighting the currently uneven state of the U.S.

The free-trade era is over. U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff letters show that tariffs - to protect domestic industries and to raise revenue for a deeply indebted government - are the way forward.

The reprieve, while temporary, provided the perfect match to light what had become a deeply oversold stock market, launching a rally so significant that the S&P 500 has risen about 25% in the matter ...