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The month's top story

Trump inner circle warned of tariff consequences

As of August, the president’s investment portfolio showed significantly more in bonds than in stocks. It is unclear if his personal holdings had any bearing on his decisions regarding tariffs.

NYT · 5 sources

Also covering this CBSFlorida stationery business owner sues Trump administration over tariffs WSJHow the U.S. Lost Its Place as the World’s Manufacturing Powerhouse FOXTrump vows nobody getting 'off the hook' for 'unfair' trade balances, says there was no t…
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What dominated April

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Jay North, 'Dennis the Menace' star, dead at 73

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    Virginia shooting leaves at least 3 dead, 3 injured

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Trump Deportation Fight Reaches Supreme Court

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 336 stories

  1. Polls Close in Wisconsin’s Key Court Contest

    CBS · 2 outlets

    Memo details how U.S. can send non-criminal migrants to Guantanamo Bay; Vietnam War documentary series uses CBS News archives and declassified government records.

  2. Trump plans to lessen Endangered Species Act protections

    CBS · 4 outlets

  3. Apr 17: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET

    ABC · 5 outlets

  4. How Are Democrats Responding to Trump?

    CBS · 4 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. For Trump, Biden Is an All-Purpose Target for Blame

    NYT · 4 outlets

  2. Harris Will Help Democrats Raise Cash as She Steps Back Into Politics

    FOX · 2 outlets

  3. Mar 31: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Mar 25: CBS News 24/7, 10am ET

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. 4/16: The Daily Report

    CBS · 1 outlets

  6. Trump is studying how to remove Fed Chair Powell, adviser says

    NYT · 3 outlets

  7. 4/4: CBS Evening News Plus

    CBS · 5 outlets

  8. Apr 18: CBS News 24/7, 4pm ET

    CBS · 1 outlets

Business 332 stories

  1. Stock Investors Cheer Tariff Exemptions

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    Swiss banks say they have seen a surge of interest and business from high-net-worth Americans opening investment accounts in recent months.

  2. Asian Shares Gain After Trump’s Tech Exemptions

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. Former U.S. attorney for Virginia found dead at 43

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  4. Health Insurer Stocks Soar on Medicare Rate Boost

    MKTW · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  2. How to Tell What Your Home Will Be Worth in a Trade War

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Dealing With Social Security Is Heading From Bad to Worse

    MKTW · 3 outlets

  4. JGB Yields Diverge on Mixed Tariff Signals

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  5. Fed's Williams sees no looming need to change monetary policy: Report

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  6. Wall Street banks got meager payout from CoreWeave IPO

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  7. 'I'm not going to panic' — Jim Cramer on Sunday's stock futures sell-off

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  8. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Extend Losses on Trade Wars

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  9. Elon Musk’s Megadeal Between X and xAI Breaks Wall Street’s Rulebook

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. Millions of Student Borrowers Are at Risk of Credit-Score Falls

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 284 stories

  1. Ex-Yankees OF Gardner's son, Miller, dies at 14

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Bengals sign LB Joe Giles-Harris

    PFT · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Why defensive tackles are more important than ever in the NFL draft

    CBS · 4 outlets

  2. Report: Quinn Ewers to visit Saints

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. Tush push ban vote tabled; 16 NFL teams in favor

    PFT · 4 outlets

  4. Stay at Duke or go to the NBA? Where Cooper Flagg stands with his decision

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. UConn star Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA Draft

    ESPN · 3 outlets

  6. Hunter says game over if he can't play both ways

    FOX · 4 outlets

Technology 408 stories

  1. 9to5Mac Overtime 045: It only takes one – hands-on with Nintendo Switch 2

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

    Nintendo has quietly removed the mention of VRR support from some of its regional Switch 2 websites.

  2. Apple has an iPad keyboard problem

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Is Apple’s refurbished store a good deal?

    9to5 · 3 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. Meta blocks Apple Intelligence on Facebook and its other iOS apps

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Tuesday, April 15 (game #1177)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Leak confirms OpenAI's GPT 4.1 is coming before GPT 5.0

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  4. iPadOS 19 needs these changes to be more like macOS

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  5. You can now buy an Apple Pencil Pro that looks like a crayon

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  6. Report: How Tim Cook helped Apple avoid Trump’s tariffs

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  7. Apple Arcade adds five new games soon, here’s what’s coming

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  8. Microsoft starts testing Windows 11 taskbar icon scaling

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  9. Here’s why iPad Pro is my only computing option (for now)

    9to5 · 2 outlets

Entertainment 400 stories

  1. How Many Iconic '70s Movies Can You Identify From A Single Image?

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Everyone Is Saying The Same Thing About Kid Rock's Outfit At The White House

    USMag · 2 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Meghan Markle Made Rare Comments About Her 2020 Miscarriage

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. 'Grey's’ Alum Jessica Capshaw Says She Auditioned for 'White Lotus' Season 3

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  3. Teddi Mellencamp Clarifies John Mellencamp's Family Mausoleum Conversation

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. Costa Rica’s Ministry of Health Is Investigating Miller Gardner's Death

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. Celebrities With Unusual Tech Habits: Ed Sheeran, More

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  6. Lake Bell Reveals ‘Parameters’ for Introducing Kids to New Partners

    USMag · 2 outlets

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