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Catching up on a busy week of economic news.

By Maria Aspan
Published August 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM EDT

A weak jobs report and President Trump's latest tariffs ended a busy week for the economy --- and sparked new worries about the impact those sweeping new taxes will have on all of us.

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Maria Aspan
Maria Aspan is the financial correspondent for NPR. She reports on the world of finance broadly, and how it affects all of our lives.