Fast Retailing - owner of Japanese fashion giant Uniqlo - is forecasting record sales but has conceded that tariffs will take a bite from profits and prompt price rises.

The pause on the biggest of Trump's tariffs won't pass this week, as planned, but the problems they present still loom large.

Economists, researchers and analysts have warned that President Donald Trump’s sweeping trade policy of tacking steep tariffs on most goods that come in to America will deliver a taxing blow to consumers via higher prices.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio met counterparts in Southeast Asia during his first visit to the region since taking office.

"We would run it so good," Trump said of the nation's capital.

U.S. President Donald Trump avoided his standard form letter with Brazil, specifically tying his tariffs to the trial of Bolsonaro, who is charged with trying to overturn his 2022 election loss.

Trump slapped a 50% tariff on Brazil, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his country would respond.

President Donald Trump sent out a slew of letters Wednesday to some global trading partners, advising them of tariff levels as high as 50% for their exports to the United States.

A sourdough baker turned entrepreneur in North Carolina has delayed his new product as he contemplates the prospect that higher costs will doom his company.

The Dutch economy is expected to grow by 1.3% in 2026, following an expansion of 1.7% this year, the CPB said. It had previously given guidance of 1.9% growth in 2025 and 1.5% in 2026. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.

With tariffs being applied to more countries, Kohl's Corp. believes it won't change its financial outlook for the rest of the year.