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Tariffs Catch-All
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mynameisbond
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That quote actually was from Mrs. Bessent.
Amazon said it will include the price of tariffs on impacted products, which Karoline Leavitt subsequently called “a hostile and political act”
Temu has done similar:
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Temu has done similar:
Temu adds 'import charges' of about 145% after Trump tariffs, more than doubling price of many items
Temu, which sold customers on the ability to "shop like a billionaire" started adding "import charge" to orders in response to Trump's tariffs on China.
lawtig02
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How far is Leavitt from becoming the worst press secretary in American history? After Trump 1.0, I thought that was a Lou Gehrig-type record. But I'm starting to think Leavitt may be the Cal Ripkin of press secretaries.Amazon said it will include the price of tariffs on impacted products, which Karoline Leavitt subsequently called “a hostile and political act”
Temu has done similar:
Temu adds 'import charges' of about 145% after Trump tariffs, more than doubling price of many items
Temu, which sold customers on the ability to "shop like a billionaire" started adding "import charge" to orders in response to Trump's tariffs on China.
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In Vivid Video, Beijing Vows Not to ‘Kneel Down’ to Washington
Foreign Ministry denounces ‘bullying’ on tariffs and calls on other countries to isolate the U.S. as a ‘small, stranded boat’
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Chinese officials use some vivid (if often inaccurate and/or unjustified) imagery. But this is especially over the top (in a very Trumpian way).
superrific
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I really couldn't care less about press secretaries. She's basically a better looking and **slightly** more polite Stephen Miller. Apparently she's a MAGA diehard, meaning she probably believes the bullshit coming out of her mouth.
I'm just amused that less than a month ago, they made a whole production about Liberation Day, about how tariffs were going to make America great. Now they are getting pissed when retailers aren't hiding the tariffs. If they were so great, one would think Trump would love them to be separately invoiced. That way, Americans can see in real time the federal coffers filling up. Good thing that China pays the tariffs!
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China gonna win this trade war.
Trump's narcissism just can't allow him to think about anything that doesn't involve him. So it probably just doesn't occur to him that the rest of the world is trading with each other without tariffs, putting our exporters in an uncompetitive position. And that other countries are happy to trade among themselves if this is how the US wants to act.
That's a pretty good point that Trump Supporters should be forced to hear. If tariffs are so great, then why are you mad at Amazon?
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Great point- the Democrats should be shouting the second paragraph in front of every microphone and social media platform they can find.
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Tesla raises vehicle prices as much as $30,000 in Canada
Tesla raised the prices of its vehicles by over 20 per cent in Canada, seemingly in response to counter tariffs in the ongoing trade war.
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Tesla raised prices for nearly all of its vehicles in Canada by tens of thousands of dollars, and has started promoting a limited inventory of vehicles with pre-tariff pricing available “while supplies last.”
As spotted by Tesla North, prices increased by over 20 per cent, with some vehicles costing as much as $30,000 more than before. Here’s a breakdown of the pricing:
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Good, make it visible.Amazon said it will include the price of tariffs on impacted products, which Karoline Leavitt subsequently called “a hostile and political act”
Temu has done similar:
Temu adds 'import charges' of about 145% after Trump tariffs, more than doubling price of many items
Temu, which sold customers on the ability to "shop like a billionaire" started adding "import charge" to orders in response to Trump's tariffs on China.
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Amazon Rules Out Displaying Tariff Impact After White House Attack
Administration had said breaking out import charges would be ‘a hostile and political act’
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The e-commerce giant said Tuesday it had considered displaying how much import charges would increase prices on its ultracheap shopping website Haul, but said the idea “was never approved and is not going to happen.”
Amazon also said it hadn’t considered the idea for the main Amazon site, and no changes had been implemented on any Amazon properties.
Yet the company’s response was too late to avoid White House involvement. Trump called Bezos to raise concerns after Punchbowl News reported that Amazon was planning to display the impact of tariffs during its online checkout process, according to people familiar with the matter.
Criticism from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt sent company shares down in early morning trading. …”
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superrific
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Lutnick has now taken us to the Birds Don't Exist part of the chat. OMG.
Edit: after saying that it will not change any prices, he then says it will raise prices of mangos and cocoa. What a toolbag.
Edit: after saying that it will not change any prices, he then says it will raise prices of mangos and cocoa. What a toolbag.
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China on Monday once again denied that it is in talks to resolve its tariff war with the U.S., after a series of statements by President Donald Trump and his aides suggesting trade negotiations were underway.
“Let me make it clear one more time that China and the U.S. are not engaged in any consultation or negotiation on tariffs,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press conference.
Guo also appeared to reject Trump’s claim, in an interview with Time last week, that Chinese President Xi Jinping had called him.
“As far as I know, there have not been any calls between the two presidents recently,” the spokesman said.
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Canada gaining traction with tourists as travellers shun U.S.: Accor
French hotel group Accor SA said Canada’s gaining traction as a tourist destination as travellers increasingly avoid the U.S. Read more.
Evidence is mounting that lucrative transatlantic travel may be at risk as European visitors avoid the U.S. amid a larger shift in anti-American sentiment and U.S. tourists rein in spending. Chief executive Sébastien Bazin warned earlier this month that Accor’s forward bookings from Europe to the U.S. this summer are down 25 per cent.
Arrivals of non-citizens to the U.S. by plane dropped almost 10 per cent in March from a year earlier, the U.S.’s International Trade Administration data shows. The pullback could cost the U.S. economy almost US$90 billion in 2025, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. estimates.
“The good news is, if they don’t go to the U.S. they usually end up going somewhere where Accor is present,” Gerow said.