China Warns US Tariffs Will ‘Escalate Trade Friction’China Warns US Tariffs Will ‘Escalate Trade Friction’The United States has imposed 25% tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese products. Associated PressAssociated Press
Latest Bankers Survey Indicates Shrinking Rural EconomyLatest Bankers Survey Indicates Shrinking Rural EconomyAny score below 50 indicates a shrinking economy.Associated PressAssociated Press
Pres. Trump to Promote Turning Natural Gas Into Plastics in PAPres. Trump to Promote Turning Natural Gas Into Plastics in PAThe median age in the county is now 44.9, compared with 32.9 in Pittsburgh.Associated PressAssociated Press
US Delays Tariffs on Some Chinese Goods, Drops OthersUS Delays Tariffs on Some Chinese Goods, Drops OthersThe news sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average up more than 460 points in midmorning trading.Associated PressAssociated Press
Whiting Petroleum Lays off a Third of Their EmployeesWhiting Petroleum Lays off a Third of Their EmployeesWhiting Petroleum operates over 800 wells in Weld County.Matt SparxMatt Sparx
Bankers: Trade War Having Negative Effect on Rural EconomiesBankers: Trade War Having Negative Effect on Rural EconomiesThat's up from 8 in 10 who said the same thing in September.Associated PressAssociated Press
Economist: Higher Wyoming Wind Tax Could Drive Away ProjectsEconomist: Higher Wyoming Wind Tax Could Drive Away ProjectsRob Godby directs the Center for Energy Economics and Public Policy at the University of Wyoming.Associated PressAssociated Press
US Job Openings Fell 0.7% in MayUS Job Openings Fell 0.7% in MayBut a decline quits could signal that the job market has lost some of its previous momentum.Associated PressAssociated Press
US Economy Grew at Solid 3.1% Rate in First QuarterUS Economy Grew at Solid 3.1% Rate in First QuarterThe Trump administration disputes these forecasts, believing that its economic policies will lift growth to levels of 3% or better over the next six years.Associated PressAssociated Press
Bankers Survey Indicates Improving Farm Economy in 10 StatesBankers Survey Indicates Improving Farm Economy in 10 StatesBankers from Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming were surveyed.Associated PressAssociated Press