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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Rick Woldenberg, CEO of Learning Resources, an educational toy company based in Illinois. He is petitioning the Supreme Court to hear his lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs. This essay has been edited for length and clarity.I was in the middle of a…
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President Donald Trump has four more swings at implementing his tariffs — even if courts strike down his use of the IEEPA.Experts in international trade told Business Insider that Trump could take four different routes to imposing trade barriers without Congress. All four are doable, though significantly more complicated, and…
Dollar Tree ditched its single $1 price point years ago. Now, executives say, that’s giving the retailer an advantage as it deals with tariffs.The discount chain said Wednesday that it would face an extra $70 million in tariff-related costs during its second quarter after a brief period this spring when…
As tariffs drive up the cost of imports and bite into household budgets, some American companies are amping up their secondhand offerings and avoiding the tariff question altogether.For Health Ceramics, a California-based pottery business with a relatively new resale program, this economic moment has brought a silver lining in the…
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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ryan Frankel, a 36-year-old business owner in Miami. It has been edited for length and clarity.My primary business is Thrift Vintage Fashion, which I launched in 2020 with my wife, Evelyn. We supply secondhand clothing — mostly men’s wear, such as…
While some of President Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day tariffs have already started, others have been paused or rolled back amid negotiations with trade partners.All the back-and-forth makes it difficult to keep track of where they all stand and how they might influence prices.On a broad scale, the price jumps economists…
30-year-old Irene Ham had just poured $62,250 of savings into inventory for her new Korean cosmetics brand when President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs were announced on April 2.The shipment had been ordered but hadn’t arrived yet. She said her heart sank when she heard the news.”When the tariffs hit,…
For some people abroad, a Jim Beam and Coke isn’t going down as easily as it once did.Companies that make some of the biggest American brands have noted different degrees of pain as some consumers overseas avoid their products in protest of President Donald Trump’s trade war.Globally, consumers are less…
