PwC expert explains how your business can survive tariff turmoil without raising prices
Businesses facing President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariffs have a key question to answer — do we pass the cost onto customers? Doing this doesn’t solve every problem for businesses and, in some cases, can alienate cost-conscious shoppers. Kristin Bohl, a PwC partner for customs and international trade who is leading the Big Four firm’s tariff…
There’s a million-dollar tax lesson in ‘The White Lotus’ season finale
Natasha Rothwell as Belinda in season three of “The White Lotus.” Fans had mixed reactions to the season finale of “The White Lotus.” Whether you loved or hated the last episode, there’s an important and timely tax takeaway embedded in there. If you haven’t seen the season finale, proceed with caution — major spoilers below.…
MrBeast wants to build the next Disney. Here’s what his company’s CEO is pitching to investors.
MrBeast’s company is looking to build the next Disney MrBeast wants to build a Disney for the next generation. The CEO of the YouTuber’s company, Beast Industries, has explicitly made the comparison when pitching prospective investors interested in its latest funding round, two people familiar with the discussions told B-17. Jeffrey Housenbold, who joined the…
Britain’s iconic red postboxes are getting a 21st-century makeover to handle returns and secondhand sellers
Royal Mail’s new postbox has solar panels and a bigger slot for parcels. Britain’s Royal Mail is giving some of its iconic red postboxes a 21st-century upgrade to better serve secondhand sellers. The UK postal service is testing five solar-powered postboxes with a hatch that accepts parcels too big for a normal slot. The panels…
The bond vigilantes won. The spike in yields helped drive the president to pause his trade war.
Bond investors made their message on tariffs clear to Donald Trump — and helped push the president to pause the trade war. So-called bond vigilantes — investors who protest what they see as negative developments in the market by selling Treasurys to drive up yields — are likely taking a victory lap a day after…
Trump’s 90-day pause on sweeping tariffs was felt worldwide. Not everyone’s happy.
Good morning. In a scorching new court filing, lawyers for Sam Altman laid out his version of events that led to his breakup with OpenAI cofounder Elon Musk. It’s the most detailed account yet of Altman’s side of what went down. In today’s big story, President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on sweeping tariffs was felt…
House GOP shields Trump’s tariffs for months
Speaker Mike Johnson and House GOP leaders are moving for a second time to shield President Donald Trump’s tariffs from congressional disapproval. House Speaker Mike Johnson and GOP leaders on Wednesday moved to make it harder for challenges to President Donald Trump’s Liberation Day tariffs to succeed. Republican leaders tucked in a provision in an…
Education, job, and marriage before babies: The 4-step ‘success sequence’ that could come to some states’ schools
Tennessee advanced a bill that would require the “success sequence” to be taught in classrooms. Tennessee schools may soon be required to include a four-step plan for success in family life education classes. The plan? In this order: graduate high school, get a job or pursue postsecondary education, get married, and have kids. Rep. Gino…
One silver lining of the trade war: The lowest mortgage rates in months
Summerlin is a suburb about 20 minutes outside Las Vegas. Tariffs are driving chaos across markets, but the tumult is bringing some relief for US home buyers. Mortgage rates have touched their lowest level since October, with the 30-year fixed rate falling to 6.61% last week, according to data published Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers…
