The figures apply across all online retailers for Amazon Prime Days. Tariffs and economic uncertainty are on the minds of shoppers as they prepare for Amazon's summer Prime Day sales. But at least one company is forecasting that sales for the online sales event will break records as budget-conscious shoppers look for deals.

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a “multilateral lunch” as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts.

The clock is about to run out on President Donald Trump's 90-day pause on the sky-high "Liberation Day" tariffs announced in April, and the administration has sent a flurry of messages about what exactly will happen Wednesday when the deadline expires.

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq remain volatile as trade deals and tariffs keep investors in limbo. Amazon’s Prime Day met with fierce competition as Walmart, Costco offer their own deals. Oil inches higher.

President Trump sent more mixed signals on his tariff policy and bashed Russian President Putin during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday.

The Trump administration is expected to send dozens of letters to countries that have not made a trade deal, warning them that higher tariffs could kick in next month.

"America will, once again, build a DOMINANT Copper Industry," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social media platform.

NBC News is tracking the prices of common purchases ahead of major discounting by Amazon, Walmart and other retailers, and as Trump’s global levies threaten to take hold.