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Corinne Pohlmann, executive vice-president of advocacy at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, highlights the challenges small businesses face in complying with the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and dealing with sectoral tariffs. While most Canadian exports qualify for exemptions under CUSMA, thousands of small exporters struggle to navigate the complex
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The Kentucky Public Service Commission has ordered additional information requests in a tariff dispute between Big Rivers Electric Corporation, Kenergy Corp., and Kimberly-Clark Corporation. The dispute revolves around the Large Industrial Customer Standby Service Tariff (LICSS) rate design and behind-the-meter generation calculation. Intervenors, Kimberly-Clark and Domtar Paper Company, LLC, requested
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Shashi Tharoor, Congress MP and former diplomat, warned that the US tariffs on Indian goods have led to large-scale job losses and economic hardship in India. Speaking at a conference in Singapore, Tharoor highlighted the impact of the 50% tariff, including a 25% penalty for buying Russian oil, which has
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In the span of 24 hours last week, President Trump rattled both South Korea and Japan, two longtime allies that less than two months earlier had agreed to invest nearly $1 trillion in the United States in exchange for lower tariffs. Officials and business leaders in both countries are now
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This week's episode of the Competitive Enterprise Institute's Free the Economy podcast covers a wide range of topics, including the latest jobs numbers, the emerging community of abundance fans, and the limits to taxing billionaires. The podcast also features an interview with Matt Mitchell, senior fellow
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Despite the disruption caused by Donald Trump's trade tariffs, the Edinburgh-based Artisanal Spirits Company (ASC) has reported a strong performance in its interim results, covering the six months to the end of June. The company, which floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2021, has continued to navigate
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Scottish First Minister John Swinney met with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office to discuss the challenges facing Scotland's whisky industry due to tariffs imposed on exports to the US. Swinney argued that the 10% tariffs were costing jobs in the industry, particularly in the Isle
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Canada's economic prosperity relies heavily on its relationships with the United States, its most important trading partner, but the US is retreating inward, making life more expensive for exporters and undermining stability. Meanwhile, authoritarian actors like China and Russia are taking advantage of a crumbling international system, seeking
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Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and 9 colleagues introduced the Small Business RELIEF Act to exempt small businesses from the global baseline and reciprocal tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. The bill would provide refunds to small businesses that were forced to pay the tariffs, which
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Indian businesses operating in the US market are increasingly seeking innovative strategies to maintain their competitive edge as trade tensions escalate and tariffs continue to rise. Among the complex tools available, the first sale rule has emerged as a vital instrument for tariff mitigation, enabling businesses to significantly reduce their
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Arizona Senator Mark Kelly and nine of his colleagues recently introduced the Small Business RELIEF Act, a piece of legislation aimed at shielding small businesses from the damaging effects of Trump-era tariffs. The bill would exempt small businesses from both global and reciprocal tariffs and require the President to provide
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Peter Navarro's online rant against Indians has taken a turn for the worse as he faced a barrage of witty comebacks from the Indian community on X. Navarro, known for his hawkish trade policies, accused Indians of hijacking Community Notes to bury facts about tariffs and Russian oil.
