Industrials

Shattered hopes: Workers in Putin's stronghold speak

Yevgeny Solozhnin, a 61-year-old welder and Vladimir Putin supporter, is looking for a telephone number to call the Russian president and complain about the harsh wage cuts that halved his paycheck at the state tank and railroad car plant.

Trade war? Trump, EU both threaten new tariffs on imports

President Trump appeared to welcome an escalating trade war with the European Union on Saturday, warning the U.S. would respond tit-for-tat by taxing imports from European automakers if the E.U. targeted U.S. products.

Q&A: How Trump's tariffs could affect people and companies

President Donald Trump's vow Thursday to slap tariffs on imported steel and aluminum spooked investors, raised fears that other nations would punch back with their own sanctions and threatened to raise prices for U.S. consumers and companies that use steel and aluminum.

The Latest: L.L. Bean raises age to 21 to buy rifles

The Latest on tension between corporate America and the gun lobby (all times local): 5:20 p.m. Outdoor retailer REI says it's halting future orders of some popular brands — including CamelBak water carriers, Giro helmets and Camp Chef stoves — whose parent company also makes ammunition and assault-style rifles.