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NEW - Some billionaires who Trump targeted are now hedging their bets, as the former president vows retribution against enemies if elected Bezos blocks WaPo endorsement. Zuckerberg promises neutrality. Buffett stays out. Google chief reportedly calls Trump to praise McDonalds

Companies are already preparing price hikes on imports if Trump wins. “We’re set to raise prices,” the CEO of Columbia Sportswear said. “It’s going to be very, very difficult to keep products affordable for Americans.” by David J. Lynch washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

New - Ron Klain, former chief of staff, wanted President Biden to acknowledge the pain the Fed’s high interest rates were causing families and businesses through higher costs The push was met with resistance from a White House wary of even the appearance of criticizing the Fed

This is such good reporting from the The Harvard Crimeson: There are about 27,000 high schools in the U.S. Over the past 15 years, 1 in 11 students at Harvard have come from just 21 high schools. So 9.1% of Harvard students come from 0.07% of US schools. David Brooks

Linda McMahon made a fortune with WWE. Wrestling scandals now shadow her rise. Via Beth Reinhard Abha Bhattarai  washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Linda McMahon made a fortune with WWE. Wrestling scandals now shadow her rise. via Beth Reinhard and Abha Bhattarai wapo.st/3UZGbeA

A smaller share of Americans moved in 2023 than ... ever. New from U.S. Census Bureau at census.gov/data/tables/20…

"Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. workers has a child under 18, making parents a crucial part of the labor force." This Abha Bhattarai piece cites our National Database of #Childcare Prices. washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

Americans are starting to get really nervous about Trump's tariffs. They are rushing to buy cars and appliances -- and stocking up on some smaller items -- before tariffs rise. It's a stark contrast to CEOs who still seem to think they can stop or blunt Trump's tariffs

“It just kind of clicked after the election,” said Deena Pryor, who fast-forwarded her car-buying plans after Trump's win. “I was like, ‘Whoa, hold on, he’s talking about tariffs. We should go ahead and buy now.’” washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

In 2023, the volume of alcoholic spirits sold in the U.S. declined for the first time in nearly 30 years And last year, bourbon had its steepest annual sales decline of the century

Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick to run Commerce, has been talking up "America First" policies. But he runs a real estate firm that woos clients to buy and rent factories in Mexico, pitching them as a way to avoid Chinese tariffs and tap into cheap labor. washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…

EXCLUSIVE: White House budget office has officially rescinded the order authorizing a federal freeze on grants, according to document obtained by The Washington Post

The probability of divorce for married folks has been declining steadily for a long time, and in 2023, a record-low 1.4% of married adults got divorced

One year ago (almost to the day), Scott Bessent wrote to his investors: “Tariffs are inflationary and would strengthen the dollar—hardly a good starting point for a US industrial renaissance.” “The tariff gun will always be loaded and on the table but rarely discharged.”

Wow. Notable drop in consumer sentiment in February. American consumers do not like tariffs. "About one-third of consumers spontaneously mentioned tariffs, up from 27% last month and less than 2% prior to the election." "This is only the fifth time in 14 years we have seen such

"I think they are making the mistake of thinking private GDP will look better than overall GDP, but if you look at GDP in the last couple of years, it looks almost exactly the same with government spending or without it," Jason Furman told Abha Bhattarai:

Nervous about Trump, international tourists scrap their U.S. travel plans via Abha Bhattarai wapo.st/4iJMM6w

"Manufacturing trade groups say they’re being inundated with calls from members who are fretting about canceled orders and slowing growth" Abha Bhattarai washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…