Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers, argued that tariffs and other protections from foreign competition would make U.S. industries more productive and competitive. (Getty) Meissner’s new ...

It wasn't the tariffs Trump is giving too much credit to tariffs as he talks about America's strengths in the late 1800s, according to historians. "That was a period of great economic growth and ...

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada and Mexico kicked in at midnight, triggering a North American trade ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on U.S. imports today coming from Canada and Mexico. The president's ...

He pointed to “a period of extraordinary economic transformation” in the 1800s when tariffs were much higher, as well as rapid growth in the wake of World War II when “the tariff rate on ...

As President Donald Trump promises that more tariffs will be coming, he has pointed to history to explain his fervor for imposing taxes on imports. “We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913.

Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on $155 billion worth of American goods, with $30 billion being applied immediately ...