The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, signed into law in 1930, was a U.S. legislative measure that raised tariffs on over 20,00 ...

In March 2025, social media is revisiting the Smoot-Hawley Tariff lesson from 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' as Trump's tariffs ...

Tariffs aim to insulate certain sectors from foreign competition. But evidence shows they often end up losing U.S. jobs.

Donald Trump’s latest tariffs imposed on Canada, China and Mexico have been mocked as a famous Ferris Bueller's Day Off clip ...

Several factors led to the Great Depression, one of the most severe economic crises in U.S. history. NPR interviewed ...

Since this article was published, Donald Trump announced that tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods covered by the North ...

All this recent talk of tariffs has sparked fresh interest in an iconic scene from a great John Hughes film set in 1980s Chicago. Anyone? Anyone? The film is “Ferris Bueller’s ...

CNBC’s Jim Cramer criticized the Trump administration for what he said is “vast confusion” about the tariff plan that went ...

The President invokes a law that doesn’t give him power to impose sweeping tariffs. Someone should sue.

The tactics represent a shift in a global economy where major economies have sought to reduce trade barriers. Read more at ...