The Era of Cheap Stuff Was Already Ending. Now Comes the Tariff Threat.
President Trump’s tariffs, many of which haven’t landed yet, are starting to amplify price inflation on everyday core goods.
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Cheap Talk on Cheap Stuff
Many would, of course, still be concerned about all the people who worked in industries now made obsolete by the miracle machine, and they might worry about the environmental implications of suddenly ...
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What U.S. tariffs look like from a Chinese trade city
NPR's Steve Inskeep visited the source of your stuff. And heard how China's manufacturers are handling U.S. tariffs.
America's age of cheap stuff is ending
Cheap TVs, toys, and electronics are all that's left of the American dream in an increasingly unaffordable economy — and they ...
An initiative so feared that China has stopped saying its name
LIKE LORD VOLDEMORT from Harry Potter, “Made in China 2025" is an initiative which induces so much fear and loathing abroad that Chinese officials dare not speak its name. The plan, introduced a ...
Low-Cost Drone Add-Ons From China Let Anyone With a Credit Card Turn Toys Into Weapons of War
Chinese ecommerce giants like Temu and AliExpress sell drone accessories like those used by soldiers in the Russia-Ukraine ...
Vance calls for the end of addiction to ‘cheap labor’ in speech to tech CEOs
Vice President JD Vance laid out the Trump administration ‘s economic philosophy in a speech to technology company founders, saying that the United States must end its addiction to “cheap labor” while ...
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We visit the Chinese city where your stuff comes from
Many of the things that we buy in the U.S. come through a Chinese trading city called Yiwu, where thousands of wholesalers ship products from nearby factories. NPR's Steve Inskeep pays a visit to hear ...
Kansas City-area businesses feeling the impact of tariffs on China
For one Kansas City business owner, in her jam-packed party store, global issues are affecting the shelves here at home.