The effects of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are winding their way through the American economy, and a new piece of analysis claims that corporate America is using them as “cover” to further jack up prices. Progressive advocacy group Groundwork Collaborative issued a new report on Tuesday that uses corporate executives’ own words to show how many firms […]
“If a retailer as big as Walmart can’t escape the pain of tariffs, what chance does a small business have?” wrote the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Democratic lawmakers and other voices are highlighting a Thursday announcement from Walmart that the world’s largest retailer will have to raise prices on some items in response to […]
“Working families are seeing their grocery bills and other prices skyrocketing thanks to President Trump’s erratic trade policies, and they know full well who is to blame,” said one critic. Amid rising consumer prices and inflation likely to increase due to President Donald Trump’s mercurial tariffs, a poll published Tuesday revealed that a majority of […]
“If Trump is serious,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders, “he will support legislation I will soon be introducing to make sure we pay no more for prescription drugs than people in other major countries.” If U.S. President Donald Trump actually wants to curb out-of-control prescription drug prices, he’ll throw his support behind legislative efforts instead of trying to […]