Customer with shopping cart in the snack aisle of a Walmart store in Florida City, Florida, Aug. 5, 2025. JC Milhet | AFP | Getty Images As some of the biggest names in retail, including Walmart and Home Depot, delivered earnings results in recent weeks, they updated Wall Street on …
As more tariffs take effect on goods imported into the U.S., a specific accounting method could have major implications for how American retailers calculate the impact. A tariff adds to the cost of an imported item when it’s received and paid for when it crosses a border. While there’s debate over …
Sao Paulo — A justice on Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered the house arrest Monday of former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial for allegedly masterminding a coup plot to remain in office despite his defeat in the 2022 election – a case that has gripped the South American country as it …
June O’Connell, founder and director at Irish gin and whiskey-makers Skellig Six18 Distillery, said U.S. tariffs have hit her business hard this year. Paul McCarthy | Skellig Six18 Distillery Along the “last road in Ireland,” on the country’s rugged west coast, June O’Connell’s business Skellig Six18 makes gin and whiskey — …
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images President Donald Trump declared the trade war with China “done” Wednesday, while Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said tariffs on Chinese goods will be locked …
A 2025 Ford Expedition with bronze trim at the automaker’s Kentucky Truck Plant, April 30, 2025. Michael Wayland | CNBC LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A white 2025 Ford Expedition SUV with bronze exterior trim rolled off the assembly line at Ford Motor‘s Kentucky Truck Plant. It was assembled — from its …
Kaia Matheny (left) and Nora Lamphiear (right), co-owners of Adrift Restaurant in Anacortes, Washington. Kaia Matheny. Anacortes, a small coastal town in Washington state, typically bustles with tourists during the summer months. But local business owners like Kaia Matheny are bracing for less foot traffic — and a financial hit …
A crane unloads peas imported from Canada at the Laizhou port area of Yantai Port in Yantai, China, Feb. 28, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The clock is ticking on trade deals that the U.S. will need to strike with many nations, most notably China, to avoid what …
In an aerial view, Ford Broncos are seen for sale on a lot at a dealership on April 18, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images At car dealerships across the country, consumers are rushing to buy new vehicles ahead of tariff-related price hikes. Some shoppers have also …
David Espejo | Moment | Getty Images Weary consumers, already grappling with high prices, now face an added potential risk: stagflation. Stagflation — an economic term used to describe a combination of rising inflation, slower economic growth and high unemployment — may be on the horizon, according to economists. “The …