tariff
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Snell added that her fixed-rate tariff comes to an end in late October, meaning they could soon face higher costs.
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
A Mexican official said Thursday that the country is making "steady progress" towards a US tariff deal.
From Barron's β Oct. 1, 2026
"Even on a fixed-price tariff, our energy bills were £300 a month, and we were still cold," she said.
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
The second-quarter performance showed a drop in profit and anemic revenue growth as Shein continued to struggle with tariff headwinds and mounting logistics costs.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 29, 2026
“So six bolts of silk at twice the price, plus the tariff, but minus my bargain to you as a Zoroastrian would be one hundred forty-seven drachms.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Countries are also seeking cooperation with Washington to lower tariffs.
From Barron's β Oct. 1, 2026
The rise affects around 22 million households on default tariffs regulated by Ofgem, while about 11 million households on fixed-rate deals will not see their prices change immediately.
From BBC β Oct. 1, 2026
About 20 million households in England, Scotland and Wales are on variable energy tariffs set by Ofgem's price cap, which puts a maximum price on each unit of gas and electricity.
From BBC β Sep. 29, 2026
U.S. operations are critical not just to avoid Trump administration tariffs but also to get closer to its U.S. clients, who account for three-quarters of its revenue.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 29, 2026
Poor in natural resources, its trade crippled by high tariffs and low demand, Japan was struggling to support a growing population.
From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand
Will retailers seek out customers who paid higher prices on products that were tariffed to hand them refunds?
From Los Angeles Times β Feb. 24, 2026
As American importers scrambled to switch suppliers last year, Asian producers such as Thailand and Vietnam benefitted at the expense of more highly tariffed China.
From BBC β Feb. 20, 2026
Importers have been agile in switching their supply chains away from the most highly tariffed countries.
From BBC β Feb. 20, 2026
The automaker said Tuesday it expects to spend an additional $1 billion this year to import heavily tariffed aluminum while Novelis works to get the plant back on track.
From The Wall Street Journal β Feb. 11, 2026
Speaking of funerals reminds me that the newspapers propose that the undertakers, like the butchers, should be tariffed.
From Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris by Henry Labouchere
This is why the surreal stories about the US tariffing rarely visited islands only inhabited by penguins matter.
From BBC β Apr. 5, 2025
“You can’t be tariffing people at the same exact time that you’re negotiating a detailed arrangement with them,” Mr. Ross said, while describing them as a cocked pistol.
From New York Times β May 21, 2018
He had something to do with the high cost of tariffing.
From Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Irwin Leslie Gordon
The exportation of the national specie was still forbidden, and more than once the State found itself obliged to return to the question of the tariffing of its coinage.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw
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