Trump is killing America's buzz

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Alcohol bottles, downward stock line, and Donald Trump

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How AI is helping businesses save time and money amid tariff chaos

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A cargo ship loaded with shipping containers is seen at the Port of Oakland, California.
Supply-chain leaders are using generative AI to assist with tariff-related planning, which can be time-consuming.

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When bread was 36 cents: How grocery prices from the 1970s compare to today

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A woman puts vegetables in a bag at the grocery store.
A woman shops at a Gelson's Super Market in California in 1970.

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21 vintage photos show how desperate and desolate America looked during the Great Depression

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Great Depression food lines Times Square
Thousands of unemployed people waited in lines for food during the Great Depression.

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A $185 cookware set I bought from Costco in late 2024 has become my personal tariff impact tracker

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Dominick Reuter with a Henckels stainless steel pan
I got extremely lucky with the timing of my purchase of this Henckels cook set.

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A year later, two charts show how Liberation Day inflation panic actually panned out

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President Donald Trump holding up a sign listing reciprocal tariffs in the White House Rose Garden
President Donald Trump on Liberation Day, on April 2, 2025.

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I started a baking business after retiring from the government. Tariffs are affecting almost everything.

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Coffee machine pouring into a cup
Katrina Golden's business involves a coffee shop and a baking business.

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The IEEPA tariff refund portal tops 26,000 registrations as CBP races to pay back $166 billion

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EBRUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing at the White House on February 20, 2026 in Washington, DC. The U.S.

FedEx and UPS charged fees for collecting tariffs. Now, customers want that money back.

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A FedEx van sits below two American flags outside of a building.
FedEx charged some customers brokerage fees that were nearly as much as the tariffs themselves.

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Bought something from overseas last year? You might be owed a tariff refund.

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A driver of FedEx stands with packages near a delivery truck during Black Friday preparations in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, U.S., November 26, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Some shipping companies, including FedEx, are willing to help their customers obtain IEEPA tariff refunds.

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