tariffs

Kohl’s Eyes Amazon For In-Store Boost
Kohl’s Eyes Amazon For In-Store Boost
May 21, 2019  |  Earnings

It looks like rough sledding for Kohl’s ahead, but is Amazon to be a savior? Kohl’s first quarter results announced Tuesday (May 21) show comparable...

READ MORE >
China Tariffs Will Cause Price Hike At Walmart
China Tariffs Will Cause Price Hike At Walmart
May 16, 2019  |  Retail

Walmart’s prices will rise due to the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, according to a report by Reuters. The company shared the...

READ MORE >
New China Tariffs Can Boost Apple iPhone Costs By 3 Pct
New China Tariffs Can Boost Apple iPhone Costs By 3 Pct
May 15, 2019  |  Apple

New tariffs imposed by China could cause Apple’s iPhone production costs to rise as much as 3 percent, and negatively impact the company’s revenues. According...

READ MORE >
Tariffs Loom As Threat To Retailers’ Bottom Lines
Tariffs Loom As Threat To Retailers’ Bottom Lines
May 13, 2019  |  Retail

Amid headlines trumpeting trade wars, and drags to be felt on gross domestic product, one vertical in the U.S. stands out for vulnerability to tariff...

READ MORE >
SMBs Struggle To Cope With New Trade Tariffs
SMBs Struggle To Cope With New Trade Tariffs
May 13, 2019  |  SMBs

Small businesses have sent out a warning to the Trump administration over new tariffs being levied on Chinese goods. The White House has already imposed...

READ MORE >
Fizzle: Stock Market Swoons – Will Wealth Effect, Too?
Fizzle: Stock Market Swoons – Will Wealth Effect, Too?
May 10, 2019  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

The wealth effect. It’s ephemeral, fleeting and widely desired. Especially for consumer spending. Generally, the wealth effect works this way: When people see their stock...

READ MORE >
France, Germany And EU Want China To Play Nice
France, Germany And EU Want China To Play Nice
March 26, 2019  |  International

The European Commission, along with France and Germany, are calling on China to open its domestic market more to foreign companies. According to a report...

READ MORE >
China Refuses To Dial Back Tech Regulations
China Refuses To Dial Back Tech Regulations
March 25, 2019  |  International

Although U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are going to Beijing for trade talks later on this week, there are still...

READ MORE >
Study: Trade War Squandered $7.8B In GDP Last Year
Study: Trade War Squandered $7.8B In GDP Last Year
March 18, 2019  |  Economy

A new study by a group of economists found the trade war being waged by the White House has cost the economy in the U.S....

READ MORE >