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tariff

[tar-if] / ˈtΓ¦r Ιͺf /


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Strategists from Wells Fargo to Franklin Templeton were among those in recent weeks predicting the S&P 500 corporate earnings expansion would decelerate as higher interest rates, tariff pressures and elevated oil prices weigh on results.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Rivals BMW BMW 0.73%increase; green up pointing triangle and Mercedes-Benz established a manufacturing foothold in the U.S. years ago, leaving them generally less exposed to tariff costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Hassan Zahid, who runs American-Mexican fusion street food business Fuego 1987 in Manchester, said the tariff changes would only have a "really minor" impact.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Third, the end of tariff refunds could shock some investors, DeBusschere said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 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

From that date onwards, standard, product-specific customs tariffs will apply.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Both Canada and the EU have been hit with tariffs and territorial threats.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

When the new authorities came to power and reduced tariffs, some 100,000 cars were imported, before they halted imports of used cars due to concerns over quality.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

The results, driven by both businesses and consumers, add to evidence that the U.S. economy remains on a solid footing despite tariffs and high energy prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The United States and Oman had just completed negotiations on a free-trade agreement to eliminate tariffs and trade barriers between the two nations.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Under an expected presidential proclamation, which could be issued as soon as this week, finished products made with imported steel and aluminum would be tariffed at 25%, according to people with knowledge of the plans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

It’s also possible that retailers, figuring that consumers would expect to pay more for tariffed washing machines and would assume the same effect held for dryers, charged more for the latter to fatten their profits.

From Los Angeles Times ● 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 ● Feb. 20, 2026

Importers have been agile in switching their supply chains away from the most highly tariffed countries.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

By a decree of 6th November 1870, the 8-florin gold piece was tariffed at 8.10 florin.

From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by William Arthur Shaw

This is why the surreal stories about the US tariffing rarely visited islands only inhabited by penguins matter.

From BBC ● 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 ● 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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