Nonilex<p>Saying the quiet part out loud </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> tells NBC he “couldn't care less” if <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> makers hike <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> due to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a></p><p>Trump has been preparing to impose new tariffs on a range of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumer</span></a> goods on April 2, a move that has drawn criticism from international leaders & concerns about potential price increases for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trumpcession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpcession</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-tells-nbc-he-couldnt-care-less-if-car-makers-hike-prices-due-tariffs-2025-03-30/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/trump-tel</span><span class="invisible">ls-nbc-he-couldnt-care-less-if-car-makers-hike-prices-due-tariffs-2025-03-30/</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> meets <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Corporate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corporate</span></a> America as economic fears nip <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stocks</span></a></p><p>Trump will meet the CEOs of America's biggest companies Tues, many whose market value has dipped in recent days as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> fears soured <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/investors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investors</span></a>.</p><p>My guess? He’ll say, “Don’t worry, you’ll make it up in the tax breaks I’m giving you, + you can still hike your prices, make more money off your customers & blame immigrants! Hahaha!” [evil laugh]</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-meets-corporate-america-economic-fears-nip-stocks-2025-03-11/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/world/us/trump-mee</span><span class="invisible">ts-corporate-america-economic-fears-nip-stocks-2025-03-11/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>I'd rather want a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/honest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>honest</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSRP</span></a> than a effectivley unavailable one.</p><ul><li>OFC I don't expect a board partner to accept a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPE95_RnL_Q&t=38m49s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">margin of just $4</a>, but it would be easier to accept a 5% higher MSRP than having no stock at MSRP.</li></ul><p>And yes, I blame <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AMD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AMD</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/nvidia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nvidia</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/intel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intel</span></a> doing <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Greedflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greedflation</span></a> against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> because I'm <em>very certain</em> they don't sell <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/silicon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>silicon</span></a> at cost for a fixed price per unit depending on the order size, but rather charge a cut of the sold model (similar to <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/ARM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ARM</span></a> does nowadays for their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/licensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>licensing</span></a>)...</p><ul><li>People, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StopBuyingAboveMSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopBuyingAboveMSRP</span></a>!</li></ul>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> promised <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/auto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auto</span></a> industry growth even as all automakers have stated that his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> will disrupt their North American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupplyChains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyChains</span></a> & increase costs for them that they will pass on to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a>.</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Auto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auto</span></a> industry stocks slumped Tues amid fears that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> on goods from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> would wipe out profits from companies already struggling w/tepid demand. Almost all <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/automakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automakers</span></a> build vehicles in Mexico & Canada which they sell in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>. None of them can afford to absorb the additional 25% tariffs & will be forced to pass most of it on to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trading</span></a> data & economic studies suggest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> will see higher <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> on a products from vegetables & meat to cellphones & cars. While a few companies may not pass on the cost of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a>, many are likely to raise prices on their products.<br>“Because of the combination of these 3 countries, it’s going to be difficult to go down an aisle of a grocery store & not see some sort of inflationary effect,” said Jason Miller, a prof of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupplyChain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyChain</span></a> management at Michigan State.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> target countries that are major suppliers of a wide range of goods to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>.</p><p>For American families, the likely result is higher <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> nearly everywhere they turn — in grocery aisles, at car dealerships, at electronics stores & at the pump.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalFinance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-tariffs-prices-consumers.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=B62F2EB0-707F-4418-8A92-3ADDA21FC8D0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/article/trump-tari</span><span class="invisible">ffs-prices-consumers.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=B62F2EB0-707F-4418-8A92-3ADDA21FC8D0</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Moments after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> kicked in, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>’s Ministry of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Finance</span></a> said that it was imposing tariffs of as much as 15 % on a wide range of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> imports from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>.</p><p>The finance ministry imposed 15% tariffs on imports of chicken, wheat, corn & cotton from the US & 10% tariffs on imports of “sorghum, soybeans, pork, beef, aquatic products, fruits, vegetables, & dairy products.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalFinance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…by altering the terms of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</span></a> between the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> & its largest economic partners, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> will probably rattle <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupplyChains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyChains</span></a>, strain some of the country’s most important diplomatic relationships & add significant <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/costs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>costs</span></a> for American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> & manufacturers.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> are the 3 largest trading partners of the US, accounting for >40% of both US imports & exports last year.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalFinance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is volatile, & who knows how long he’ll keep the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> in place. Retaliation that hits certain states & businesses may also cause him to reconsider sooner than he imagines. Investors are trying to read this uncertainty as they also watch growing evidence of a slowing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>. Unbridled Tariff Man was always going to be a big economic risk in a second term, & here we are.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalFinance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The cost to build a crossover utility vehicle will rise by at least $4k, while the increase would be 3X that for an EV examined in a new study from Anderson Economic Group, an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/automotive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automotive</span></a> consultant in East Lansing, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Michigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Michigan</span></a>. And those costs would likely be passed on to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a>, the study found.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalFinance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CarPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarPrices</span></a> </p><p>in depth article from the Detroit Free Press→ <br><a href="https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2025/03/03/auto-industry-cannot-pivot-quickly-tariffs-trump/80265554007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">freep.com/story/money/cars/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/03/auto-industry-cannot-pivot-quickly-tariffs-trump/80265554007/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CarPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CarPrices</span></a> Are Poised for $12,000 Surge on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s New <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a></p><p>Auto bosses warn Trump admin of economic consequences</p><p>Companies rush to stockpile parts, engines in US warehouses</p><p>Impending tariffs on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> risk driving up US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> by as much as $12k, further squeezing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> & wreaking havoc across the intricate web of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/automotive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automotive</span></a> supply lines spanning the continent.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PersonalFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PersonalFinance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-03/car-prices-are-poised-for-12-000-surge-on-trump-s-new-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-03-03/car-prices-are-poised-for-12-000-surge-on-trump-s-new-tariffs</span></a></p>
Wen<p>Boycott if you can - it seems to be the only currency many 'voters; can use.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/feb/28/trump-consumer-protests-companies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/money/2025/feb</span><span class="invisible">/28/trump-consumer-protests-companies</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/LastResotrt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LastResotrt</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>During his first term, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> was hell-bent on eviscerating the authority of an agency that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> authorized to protect <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> after the 2008 financial crisis. His choice to lead the agency in 2017 signaled his disdain: Mick Mulvaney, a fmr congressman who voted to abolish the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a>.</p><p>…But consumers needed then — & need now — a powerful advocate.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/banks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>banks</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>credit</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/loans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>loans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/mortgages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mortgages</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/foreclosures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foreclosures</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/debt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debt</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>markets</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Fueling decline was a drop in the University of Michigan’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConsumerSentiment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConsumerSentiment</span></a> index, which slumped to its lowest level in >1 year in Feb. The index showed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> more worried over the path for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a>….</p><p>The survey showed consumers expecting prices for goods & services would rise at an annual rate of 3.5% over the next 5–10 yrs, the most since 1995. Consumers are wary of spending on big-ticket items, & >½ of the respondents expect the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> rate to rise in the next year.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Stocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stocks</span></a> tumbled on Fri, w/the S&P 500 wiping out almost all of its gains since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> took office, after a widely watched measure of how <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> feel about the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> showed mounting fears over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a>.</p><p>The S&P 500 fell 1.7%, adding to a modest dip on Thurs & notching the worst week of Trump’s 2nd term…. The index is now just 0.3% higher since Inauguration Day. Other stock indexes also fell, w/the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a>-heavy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Nasdaq" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nasdaq</span></a> Composite dropping over 2% on Friday.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/business/stock-market-declines-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/21/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/stock-market-declines-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has fired the director of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Financial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Financial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Protection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protection</span></a> Bureau, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RohitChopra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RohitChopra</span></a>, in the latest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/purge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>purge</span></a> of a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin ofcl.</p><p>Chopra was one of the more important <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulators</span></a> from the previous admin. Chopra’s tenure saw the removal of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MedicalDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicalDebt</span></a> from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CreditReports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreditReports</span></a> & limits on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/overdrafts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overdrafts</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/penalties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>penalties</span></a>, all based on the premise that the financial system could be fairer & more competitive in ways that helped <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup2</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GovernmentOverthrow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentOverthrow</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-chopra-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-47b6b39d0eff05ea0c9bca4eacf55b79" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-chopr</span><span class="invisible">a-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-47b6b39d0eff05ea0c9bca4eacf55b79</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>High Stakes for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Global</span></a> Companies [& <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a>] in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s Latest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariff</span></a> Threats</p><p>Manufacturers from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asia</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> & elsewhere have poured billions into North American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupplyChains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupplyChains</span></a> that could be hit by new taxes on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>.</p><p>Trump’s threat to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Mexico & Canada as early as Saturday [TOMORROW] has hit companies like a freak ice storm in summer.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/prices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prices</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/business/trump-tariffs-china-mexico-canada.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/01/31/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/trump-tariffs-china-mexico-canada.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
JdeB<p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/LAfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAfires</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Billionair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionair</span></a> blaming <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/Consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Consumers</span></a></p><p>She owns the largest water supplies. And that's not only a crime with the fires but also for Californians.<br>She defends this monopoly by blaming consumers and changing circumstances.<br>She defends her billions by 'just being clever'.</p><p>"She Owns Fiji Water. And She’s Eaten Up California’s Water Supply" [ ± 1min]<br>by moreperfectunion</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rzjPtSm1lP0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/rzjPtSm1lP0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USbeware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USbeware</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CapitalismIsFailingYou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismIsFailingYou</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WorkersUnite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersUnite</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ClimateBreakDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakDown</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/StopRapingNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StopRapingNature</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/@PC_Fluesterer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>PC_Fluesterer</span></a></span> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Rump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rump</span></a> seek demise of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NLRB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NLRB</span></a>, unions, no doubt <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/OSHA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSHA</span></a> protections. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congress</span></a> will let <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> skate. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/consumers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumers</span></a> must be <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/vigilant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vigilant</span></a> and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/understand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>understand</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Bezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bezos</span></a> owns <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WholeFoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WholeFoods</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Ring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ring</span></a> part of <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WashingtonPost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonPost</span></a> etc. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/buylocal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buylocal</span></a> + <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> nix <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a>, etc.</p>
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