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The uncertainty has led us to spend all our time trying to rejigger what we’re ordering, where we’re bringing it in, when it’s going to get here." ...
A National Retail Federation survey finds more back-to-school shoppers are starting early this year, and tariff concerns are ...
Months of confusion over which foreign countries’ goods may become more expensive to import has left a question mark over the holiday shopping season.
Consumers blame companies for exploiting the disruption caused by tariffs. They believe companies are raising prices and ...
Consumer sentiment ticked higher in July, marking two consecutive months of improved shopper attitudes as businesses ...
But, for now at least, a steady if unspectacular job market and a stock market hitting new highs appears to be enough to keep ...
The United States' retail sales fell more than expected in May for the second month in a row, as consumers showcased their anxiety over spending — particularly on cars — amid a period of uncertainty ...
Spending rose at a faster clip than expected in June as American consumers once again bucked concern that a slowing economy ...
The report of robust spending coincides with warnings by several Federal Reserve officials that import duties in coming ...
There is no single way to predict how businesses will price items weeks or months into the future as, in addition to tariffs, they are influenced by things like consumer demand, sales strategies, and ...
Tariffs—taxes placed on imported goods—are one of the oldest tools in the United States' economic policy arsenal, dating back ...