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President Donald Trump shows a chart outlining reciprocal tariffs during the announcement ceremony at the White House April 2, 2025. Screenshot from White House video via X.

Trump’s tariff announcement spurs market jitters  

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer   The three major U.S. stock indexes dropped on Thursday morning after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs of 10% or higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial

The national debt clock displayed at a bus station in Washington on Jan. 2, 2025. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.

What to expect from Trump’s global tariffs 

By Terri Wu Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump has dubbed April 2 “Liberation Day,” when he will unveil reciprocal tariffs to level the trading field between the United States and its

Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, speaks about the California insurance crisis to a room of people at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Friday, March 21, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

VIA hosts discussion of growing insurance crisis 

Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, joined insurance experts and local business leaders last week at College of the Canyons for a discussion of the growing insurance crisis in California because

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Paul Butler | ‘OK Boomer!’ 

There’s a phrase going around social media at present, often spoken by millennials in the workplace (ages ranging between 24-39), directed at those in the workplace (ages ranging between 55-75),

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Paul Butler | Know Your Customer 

My friend Tom and I enjoy long bicycle rides, and one of the most memorable ones was the Ojai Century — a 100-mile ride through the beautiful vistas of Summerland,

An artist rendering of the Air Force’s sixth generation fighter, the F-47. U.S. Air Force graphic.

Boeing to build secretive future fighter jet 

By Ryan Morgan Contributing Writer  President Donald Trump on Friday announced that the U.S. Air Force had awarded Boeing a contract to develop the U.S. Air Force’s secretive next-generation fighter jet.