Commerce Department

August 01August 01
The number of available jobs in the US just fell to its lowest level in more than two years
- National
- News
Bit by bit, the US labor market is settling down from the rolling boil of the past three years: The number of job openings dipped to its lowest point in more than two years, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Tuesday.

Pristine Villarreal
March 08March 08
The Biden administration is shifting its approach to TikTok
- National
- News
The White House’s endorsement of a bill that would give the Biden administration new powers to restrict or ban TikTok in the United States marks a significant shift in the White House’s approach to the Chinese-owned social media app.

Pristine Villarreal
March 07March 07
US senators unveil bipartisan bill empowering Biden to ban TikTok and other services
- National
- News
A dozen US senators unveiled bipartisan legislation Tuesday expanding President Joe Biden’s legal authority to ban TikTok nationwide, marking the latest in a string of congressional proposals threatening the social media platform’s future in the United States.

Pristine Villarreal
March 06March 06
Consumers keep spending. That might not be good news for them or the Fed
- National
- News
US consumers kept spending last year despite historically high inflation, not only shelling out for necessities but also splurging on restaurants, travel and other experiences impeded by the pandemic.

Pristine Villarreal
December 21December 21
Commerce Department launches grant program to help female and minority entrepreneurs
- Business
The Commerce Department is launching a nearly $100 million grant program to help tens of thousands of female and minority entrepreneurs jump-start and scale their businesses, targeting structural barriers those groups face.

Ceci Partridge
June 27June 27
Supreme Court tosses citizenship question from 2020 census forms
- National
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration cannot include a question about citizenship on the 2020 census form that goes to every U.S. household, giving a win to mostly Democratic populous states that said the question would discourage legal and illegal immigrants from responding and make the population count less accurate. The court […]
May 07May 07
Mexico Says Tariffs Will Send Tomato Prices Soaring in US
- Entertainment
Mexico’s Economy Department said Tuesday that U.S. consumers could pay 38% to 70% more for tomatoes after the U.S. Commerce Department announced it would re-impose anti-dumping duties on Mexican imports. The Mexican agency said the country exports about $2 billion in tomatoes to the United States and supplies about half the tomatoes the U.S. consumes […]
March 06March 06
U.S. trade deficit just hit a 10-year high due to record shortfall with China
- National
The U.S. trade deficit surged to a 10-year high in 2018, with the politically sensitive shortfall with China hitting a record peak, despite the Trump administration slapping tariffs on a range of imported goods in an effort to shrink the gap. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that an 18.8 percent jump in the trade […]

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