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US Mid-Market Companies Hit Reset Amid Escalating Tariff Uncertainty

May 19, 2025
Shein Lowers Prices Following US-China Trade War Truce
Retail // May 15, 2025

Shein cut prices for customers in the United States after Washington temporarily lowered tariffs on Chinese imports. “We’ve lowered our prices across a wide range of styles, which means more big savings on summer deals!” the fast-fashion retailer said in a statement Wednesday (May 15)...

Tariffs Drive Smartphone Manufacturers to Boost US Inventory, Shift Sourcing to India
Supply Chain // May 14, 2025

United States smartphone shipments leaped 30% year over year in March as manufacturers raced to bring new inventory into the country ahead of the tariffs that were anticipated and then announced by the President Donald Trump administration April 2. The increase in shipments boosted U.S....

House Ways and Means Committee Preserves Credit Union Tax Exemption
Credit Unions // May 14, 2025

The federal credit union tax exemption was preserved during the markup of a tax reconciliation bill in the House Ways and Means Committee. The legislation passed the committee on a 26-19 vote along party lines and now moves to the House Budget Committee where it...

CPI Shows Grocery Inflation Down but Shelter Is Up, Keeping Pressure on Household Budgets
Economy // May 13, 2025

The headline number from the Consumer Price Index released Tuesday (May 13) by the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that inflation grew at its slowest pace in more than four years. However, the puts and takes indicated that key spending categories, such as shelter, are...

Interviews & Exclusives
US Mid-Market Companies Hit Reset Amid Escalating Tariff Uncertainty

May 19, 2025
In challenging times, businesses often need to tear up their old playbooks and write new ones. Today’s economy, with its hot-and-cold tariff warfare, qualifies as a challenging time and has already seen months of disrupted global supply chains that could signal a new era of fragmented bilateral trade agreements. PYMNTS Intelligence’s May edition of The […]

New Data Shows Inflation Worries Grip US Consumers in Echo of the Pandemic

May 13, 2025
Economically, it’s starting to feel like the height of the pandemic. Consumers in the United States, warily eyeing the impact of the President Donald Trump administration’s global trade war, are...

Joor CEO: Retail Is Reeling as ‘Uncertainty Kills Economies’

May 06, 2025
Retailers and brands in the United States and abroad are bracing for a turbulent back half of 2025. Tariffs and their escalating impact on everything from sourcing to pricing strategy...

Bryzos CEO Says US Steel Market Squeezed by Trump’s ‘Anaconda Plan’ — Will Pain Bring...

April 22, 2025
Many United States businesses involved in global trade are experiencing a sea of change and a sea change. The President Donald Trump administration doubled down on tariffs with its reinstated...

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Shein Lowers Prices Following US-China Trade War Truce

May 15, 2025
Shein cut prices for customers in the United States after Washington temporarily lowered tariffs on Chinese imports. “We’ve lowered our prices across a wide range of styles, which means more big savings on summer deals!” the fast-fashion retailer said in a statement Wednesday (May 15) on its website. Below the message, the company included a […]

Tariffs Drive Smartphone Manufacturers to Boost US Inventory, Shift Sourcing to India

May 14, 2025
United States smartphone shipments leaped 30% year over year in March as manufacturers raced to bring new inventory into the country ahead of the tariffs that were anticipated and then...

House Ways and Means Committee Preserves Credit Union Tax Exemption

May 14, 2025
The federal credit union tax exemption was preserved during the markup of a tax reconciliation bill in the House Ways and Means Committee. The legislation passed the committee on a...

Small Business Optimism Slips on ‘Dramatically Changing’ Tariff Policy

May 13, 2025
Optimism among small businesses in the United States continues to fade, thanks partly to tariffs. The April installment of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) optimism index, released Tuesday...