Rising temperatures, rising tempers

As January sets record for lack of cool, China keeps it as Trump loses his

After rising in December to a record $122.1 billion, the U.S. deficit in manufactured goods climbed in 2024 to a record $1.2 trillion.

Though U.S. manufactured exports rose to a record $3.2 trillion, demand for foreign auto parts, computers, food, and drugs to lose the weight put on eating it offset U.S. exports of cars and machinery. The deficit was led…