Forgotten passwords, misclassified handbags: Businesses face headaches getting tariff refunds

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A ship loaded with shipping containers sails through turquoise water as cranes and other port infrastructure sit in the distance.
Some businesses are still trying to access a government website to file for refunds for Donald Trump's tariffs.

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Chinese brands coming for Starbucks, Nike, and your wallet

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How to get your piece of the tariff refunds from FedEx, UPS, and DHL

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A DHL Boeing 767 airplane operated by ABX Air lands at Los Angeles International Airport from Cincinnati as a FedEx aircraft is parked on January 29, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

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Tariff refunds are about to start rolling out. Customers want their cut.

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Cranes for handling shipping containers stand in the far distance as the Statue of Liberty stands in the middle distance as the sun sets near New York City.
Companies from Costco to FedEx have faced lawsuits from customers seeking their share of the refunds.

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Trump says he's raising tariffs on European cars to 25%

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President Donald Trump speaks into a curved, black microphone.
President Donald Trump wrote that he will increase the tariff on imported European cars to 25%.

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The phone call that turned Donald Trump into a Tim Cook fan

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Tim Cook and Donald Trump at an Apple manufacturing plant in Texas, 2019
When Donald Trump said an Apple manufacturing plant had been built in Texas because of him, Apple CEO Tim Cook didn't correct him.

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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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