President Donald Trump’s latest round of steel and aluminum tariffs took effect Wednesday, doubling the tax on imported metals from 25% to 50% and throwing a fresh dose of uncertainty into investment decisions as well as already teetering construction projects. 

Home builders, car manufacturers and can makers are among those that will see higher prices for materials. Those companies could charge customers more.

The Chicago Blackhawks unveiled new renderings for its expansion of Fifth Third Arena, the team’s training facility, as Chicago’s fast-moving sports venue saga gets a new chapter.

Despite an exemption from 50 percent tariffs, Britain still has to pay a 25 percent duty because its trade deal with the United States has yet to be put in place.

The largest U.S. sovereign wealth fund is looking to rebalance its real estate holdings, shedding assets that weighed on its first-quarter returns. 

President Trump and his allies have united around a new foe: the economists and budget experts who have warned about the costs of Republicans’ tax ambitions.

Mr. Epstein, the late financier and sex offender, started by putting $40 million into Valar Ventures, a firm backed by Mr. Thiel. Today that investment is worth about $170 million.

The estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is all but certain to inflame an already intense debate inside the G.O.P. about the fiscal consequences of their bill to enact President Trump’s agenda.

Police, customs officials and spies are reinforcing China’s embargo on the critical minerals that it overwhelmingly controls.

Drivers in the country, Europe’s largest car market, are avoiding vehicles from Tesla, which has seen a drop in sales in other countries as well.