• ToastedRavioli@midwest.social
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    8 hours ago

    Walmart and Target have given factories the go-ahead to resume production, though the companies haven’t resumed inspections prior to shipping. This would seem to indicate that the retailers are refilling the order pipeline following reports of their visits to the White House, and Trump’s public statements after that the China tariffs would be coming down. But there was uncertainty over whether Trump would carve out tariff exceptions just for the mega-retailers, or whether reductions would apply to all importers.

    Now I see why Bezos is bending the knee. Dont want to get caught out with the rest of American small businesses when the axe comes down