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Trump’s tariffs are rattling U.S. consumers, who are stocking up on everything from cars to olive oil and iPhones. The behavior offers some good news for scrambling businesses.

Dole says a proposal to curb China’s dominance of the maritime industry would have a big impact on bananas — and aggravate consumers already sensitive to higher prices at the grocery store.

Trucking is emerging from a difficult period, and the headwinds that have plagued the industry are beginning to weaken as freight volumes improve and capacity leaves the market.

The public pushback on interest rates comes as the Trump White House tries to make its case for stiffer tariffs amid a mixed economic picture in the U.S.

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to keep the benchmark federal funds rate in a range of 4.25%-4.5%, and said it would further slow the pace at which it is reducing its balance sheet.

Tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico threaten to exacerbate an automotive affordability crisis that is already driving buyers out of the market.

“People are looking at the prices of things and freaking out,” Bob Costello said Feb. 20 at the 2025 Recruitment & Retention Conference in Nashville.

Bank of Canada officials acknowledged that the economic uncertainty created by a potential trade battle supported their decision to cut interest rates last month.

“We know that reducing policy restraint too fast or too much could hinder progress on inflation,” Powell said in prepared testimony for the Senate Banking Committee.

Among the options being floated if the Trump administration moves to strike EV incentives is a three-year wind down to allow more time for the companies to adjust their businesses.