Small businesses feared ruin before tariffs worsened

Nearly a quarter of smaller businesses feared tariffs could force them to go under before Trump announced tougher taxes. Half of small businesses said they would be directly hit by tariffs ... Read More

Can a smaller deficit really calm consumers when tariffs are still high?

The U.S. trade deficit fell 56% in April to $61.6B, but Trump-era tariffs still weigh on consumer confidence amid legal and economic uncertainty. Read More

Tariffs could put them under, some small business owners say

Megan Cerullo is a New York-based reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering small business, workplace, health care, consumer spending ... three to five months ago, before tariffs on either country ... Read More

Small businesses say they fear Trump's tariffs: "A devastating impact"

She previously worked at Bloomberg News and ... USA Today and Consumer Reports. Many U.S. small businesses could face a financial crunch as President Trump's reciprocal tariffs take effect on ... Read More

Tariffs Could Ruin My Small Business

Please review the episode audio before quoting ... 145 percent tariffs. yair reiner Entrepreneurs like me, I think we’re scrappy. You don’t get to have a business — even a small one ... Read More

Local small businesses say they are beginning to feel the pinch of tariffs

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Some local small businesses are beginning ... President’s polices have worsened economic conditions. Though the President argues that tariffs will lower taxes for Americans. Read More

Trump's tariffs are putting consumers and businesses in a bind, tech association warns

President Donald Trump's tariffs have created uncertainty over trade policy and chilled business decisions by companies in the consumer technology industry. As a result, small businesses face ... Read More

How Tariffs Are Crushing Small Businesses: ‘Nobody in Power Seems to Care’

Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/Bloomberg News ... And a New Hampshire consumer-product company has laid off more than half its staff. Around the country, small businesses that import goods made in ... Read More

Consumer gloom amid Trump's tariffs expected to have worsened in April

(NEW YORK) — A new survey of consumers on Tuesday is expected to show attitudes worsened in April, casting further gloom over the economy as President Donald Trump’s tariffs set off warnings ... Read More

Ice cream without chocolate? Tariffs leave some small businesses scrambling

“They’re going to make so much money if you build your product here,” Trump said of small businesses during an NBC News interview last week. “Remember, there are no tariffs if you build ... Read More

Trump tariffs’ squeeze on small businesses: Letters to the Editor — April 17, 2025

Post readers discuss the negative effect of President Trump's tariffs on small-business owners around the country. AP Photo/Alex Brandon The Editorial Board could not be more spot-on that “the ... Read More

Consumer gloom worse than expected in April amid Trump's tariffs

Consumer attitudes worsened ... ABC News. Measures of the economy like inflation and hiring are released a month after the data is gathered, and they often reflect slow-moving shifts in business ... Read More