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CINCINNATI (AP) — CINCINNATI (AP) — American Financial Group Inc. (AFG) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $255 million.
Calm returned to Wall Street, and tech stocks led U.S. indexes broadly higher. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% Tuesday, a day after swinging sharply on worries that President Donald Trump’s tariffs could spark a trade war that would hurt economies around the world. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.4%. Trump on Monday agreed to delay tariffs on Canada and Mexico for a month but is pressing ahead against China, which announced retaliatory tariffs. Palantir Technologies helped lead the S&P 500 following a strong profit report.
When Donald Trump started the biggest trade war since the 1930s in his first term, his impulsive combination of threats and import taxes on U.S. trading partners created chaos, generated drama -- and drew criticism from mainstream economists who favor free trade. But it didn’t do much damage to the U.S. economy. Or much good. The trade war sequel that Trump has said he’s planned for his second term could likely be costlier. Trump seems to have grander ambitions and is operating in a far more treacherous economic environment, one in which his tariffs risk rekindling inflation.
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event at the White House to sign a new North American trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, Jan. 29, 2020, in Washington. The President is joined by Vice President Mike Pence, left, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, right, and others. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump holds up a proclamation on steel imports during an event at the White House in Washington, March 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
FILE - A truck, bottom, crosses the Zaragoza International Bridge into the U.S., in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez, File)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered state employees back to their offices full-time starting next month.
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Chiefs coach Andy Reid first met Brett Veach after he had been recommended for a coaching internship while Big Red was still with the Eagles. One of his tasks? Running out for Reid’s cheeseburger order. All these years later, Veach is still delivering the goods for Reid, only now it’s as the general manager of the Chiefs franchise chasing an unprecedented third consecutive Super Bowl title. Veach has managed to retain key players such as Patrick Mahomes and Chris Jones with massive contracts while also massaging the salary cap in such a way that he continues to fill holes each offseason. And his track record in the draft is the envy of GMs across the NFL.
Estee Lauder said it’s expanding its restructuring plan to include job cuts anywhere from 5,800 to 7,000 by fiscal 2026 as the global beauty company tries to boost sales and profits. The announcement on Tuesday comes as the company behind such brands as MAC, La Mer and Aveda, cut its earnings outlook amid subdued consumer sentiment in China and Korea, and  global geopolitical uncertainty. Estee Lauder also reported that it swung to a loss in its fiscal second quarter ended Dec. 31 and had a 6% drop in net sales. As of June 30, 2024, Estee Lauder had roughly 62,000 employees worldwide, according to the company’s latest annual filing.