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FILE - Customers wait in line for eggs at a Costco store in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025.
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Survey finds consumers sour on the economy, personal incomes amid tariff uncertainty

Quinn Klinefelter May 20, 2025

A new survey by the University of Michigan finds confidence in the U.S. economy is steadily eroding.Researchers say the widely-watched...

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Global Detroit leader on how to expand immigrant talent in Michigan

Nargis Rahman, The Metro May 9, 2025

The Michigan Global Talent Initiative released a report saying Michigan is on track to add 125,000 college-educated immigrants to the...

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A long row of unsold 2024 Atlas utility vehicles is shown Sunday, July 28, 2024, at a Volkswagen dealership in Denver.
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The Metro: Auto industry taking an economic turn due to tariffs

Sam Corey, The Metro April 17, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The stock market has rebounded somewhat since last week, but there...

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Detroit Assembly Line
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The Metro: Labor professor says Trump tariffs’ impact on autoworkers ‘will be very painful’ to watch

Sam Corey, The Metro April 16, 2025

What will Michigan’s economy look like one year from now? How about just six months? Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks at the Detroit Economic Club on Monday, April 14, 2025.
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The Metro: Gov. Whitmer talks tariffs at the Detroit Economic Club

Sam Corey, The Metro April 16, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer spoke at a Detroit Economic Club event...

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A Seagull electric vehicle from Chinese automaker BYD for test driving is parked outside a showroom in Beijing, Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
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Sen. Slotkin introduces bill to ban imports of Chinese cars

Russ McNamara April 11, 2025

U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan) has introduced a bill that aims to keep Chinese-made vehicles out of the country by...

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A truck carrying a Hede (Hong Kong) International Shipping Co., Ltd., container moves along the Port of Los Angeles Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in Los Angeles.
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Trump limits tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports

Associated Press April 10, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed off his tariffs on most nations for...

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Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell at WDET Studios.
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Michigan Congresswoman Dingell praises tariffs but says Trump’s approach is creating chaos

Quinn Klinefelter April 9, 2025

President Donald Trump’s flurry of tariffs is already forcing changes in the auto industry.Stellantis is temporarily stopping production at some...

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FILE - The 2024 Ford F-150 truck is assembled at the Dearborn Truck Plant, April 11, 2024, in Dearborn, Mich.
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Analyst: Trump tariffs mean recession is likely for Michigan, Ontario

Russ McNamara April 4, 2025

Stock markets worldwide are careening even lower Friday after China matched President Donald Trump’s big raise in tariffs in an escalating trade war. Not even...

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A photo of a man holding a marijuana sign at Michigan's capital.
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The Metro: The future of Michigan’s cannabis industry

Cary Junior II, The Metro March 18, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Ever since Michigan voters approved the sale of recreational cannabis seven...

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Inside the Flex-N-Gate manufacturing plant in Detroit.
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The Metro: How will Trump’s tariffs affect Michigan’s auto industry?

Lauren Myers, David Leins, The Metro March 5, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The Trump administration's tariffs on Canada and Mexico went into effect...

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivers her fifth State of the State address on Jan. 25, 2023.
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Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer to deliver State of the State Wednesday night

Jerome Vaughn February 26, 2025

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will deliver her seventh State of the State address at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Feb. 26.Subscribe...

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