For Taiwan’s Small Exporters, the Uncertainty’s as Bad as the Tariffs
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For Taiwan’s Small Exporters, the Uncertainty’s as Bad as the Tariffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since President Trump announced his wave of globe-spanning tariffs, Alex Tang has held morning pep talks with the dozen or so workers at his lathe-making factory in central Taiwan, preparing them for rocky times ahead. His business, like all of Taiwan’s export-dependent manufacturers,…

Small Businesses Face a ‘Tornado’ of Challenges: Cuts, Freezes and Now Tariffs
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Small Businesses Face a ‘Tornado’ of Challenges: Cuts, Freezes and Now Tariffs

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It was a bad week for Ben Coryell, who runs a wilderness guiding company in Golden, Colo. He got several calls from customers who wanted to cancel their climbing courses and mountaineering expeditions over the summer, often citing second thoughts about big purchases…

He Got Clemency From Trump. Now He’s Facing Charges of Injuring a Child.
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He Got Clemency From Trump. Now He’s Facing Charges of Injuring a Child.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jonathan Braun has repeatedly been in legal trouble since President Trump commuted his federal prison sentence more than four years ago as part of a rushed, last-minute process of granting clemency to allies and well-connected special pleaders before leaving office. On Saturday, Mr….

As Trump’s Tariffs Stoke Economic Uncertainty, the Fed Debates Its Next Steps
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As Trump’s Tariffs Stoke Economic Uncertainty, the Fed Debates Its Next Steps

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Chris Bergen, who runs a commercial greenhouse business in northern Minnesota, finds himself “walking a tightrope” roughly two months into President Trump’s second term. Acute uncertainty about how the administration’s trade and immigration policies will unfold and affect the economy has made him…

How New York’s Plan for Reparations Became a Debt Trap for Marijuana Retailers
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How New York’s Plan for Reparations Became a Debt Trap for Marijuana Retailers

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Other retailers said they were treated like Mr. Conner: By the time they were presented with the loan agreement, they were too deeply invested to turn it down. They had little say in how their stores were designed, built and furnished, but the…

Congestion Pricing will cost up to  to drive into Manhattan
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Congestion Pricing will cost up to $27 to drive into Manhattan

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines New congestion pricing will lead to cars being charged up to $27 total to cross into Manhattan during the day with van and truck drivers facing even higher costs – and firefighters, teachers and ordinary workers say they simply can’t afford it. As…

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy gifts K, saves Baltimore pizzeria TinyBrickOven from closing
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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy gifts $60K, saves Baltimore pizzeria TinyBrickOven from closing

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Tis’ the season of giving! Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy gifted $60,000 to save a struggling veteran-owned Baltimore pizzeria from permanently closing as customers have since flooded the store with orders. Portnoy was traveling to Maryland for the Army-Navy football in mid-December when…

The internet is filled with fake reviews — here are some ways to spot them
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The internet is filled with fake reviews — here are some ways to spot them

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no work has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory, watchdog groups and researchers say. Phony reviews have long plagued many popular consumer websites, such as…

Cafe serving kava and kratom sues NYC for shutting it down over ‘dangerous’ teas
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Cafe serving kava and kratom sues NYC for shutting it down over ‘dangerous’ teas

A Lower East Side man who sank his life savings into a cafe selling tea with kava and kratom said the city has wrongly shut him down — asserting the beverages are “dangerous adulterants.” Tobly McSmith, who opened Here & Now on Allen Street in December 2022, has filed a…