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Small businesses say uncertainty is worse than tariffs. Here's why.

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Small business owners worry that mounting economic uncertainty, driven largely by President Trump’s shifting tariff policies, could shut their doors for good. Beth Benike, cofounder of Busy Baby, told CBS MoneyWatch that a lack of clarity on the direction of U.S. tariffs poses serious problems for the Oronoco, Minnesota-based retailer. “I am a problem solver. When […]

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Trump says Fed Chair Powell's "termination cannot come fast enough"

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President Trump took aim at Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, writing in a social media post that Powell should be cutting interest rates and adding that his “termination cannot come fast enough.” Mr. Trump’s comments on his social media app, Truth Social, comes after Powell delivered a speech on Wednesday that warned of

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Italy's Meloni to meet Trump with weight of EU anxiety on her shoulders

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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was to meet at the White House on Thursday with President Trump, in what her aides have called a high-stakes “commercial peace mission.” European leaders are hoping Italy’s right-wing premier can position herself as a bridge between the Trump administration and the European Union, which Mr. Trump and his top aides

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Florida stationery business owner sues Trump administration over tariffs

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Pensacola, Florida — Emily Ley has spent the last 17 years building Simplified, her small stationery business based in Pensacola, Florida. The company produces its planners in China, but for American shoppers.  “I would love to make them here, but the U.S. simply doesn’t have the infrastructure or the supply chain to do it,” Ley told

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Is Zoom down? Users report problems with video conferencing software

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Zoom, the popular video communications service, was down for tens of thousands of users Wednesday, according to website tracker Downdetector. At around 3:00 p.m. EST Wednesday, roughly 68,000 users reported problems using the videoconferencing tool. Most Zoom customers reported issues using the web application, while many also said they couldn’t successfully use the mobile app,

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Fed's Powell says tariffs could lead to inflation, economic slowdown

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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday cautioned that the central bank could face a “challenging scenario” of managing both accelerating inflation and a slowing economy brought on by the impact of President Trump’s tariffs.  In written remarks at the Economic Club of Chicago, Powell reiterated that the Trump administration’s tariffs are “significantly larger than anticipated.”

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Spotify outage affects thousands of users. Company denies hack.

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Spotify was experiencing technical issues on Wednesday, with thousands of users reporting difficulty accessing the music streaming platform. “Spotify experienced an outage today beginning around 6:20am EDT,” a spokesperson told CBS MoneyWatch in an email. “As of 11:45am EDT, Spotify is back up and functioning normally. You can check @SpotifyStatus X channel for any additional

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25 U.S. cities where a $100,000 a year isn't enough to get by anymore

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Reaching the six-figure salary threshold may be considered a financial victory for many Americans, but in a many big U.S. cities the once aspirational milestone just doesn’t cut it anymore. In one out of four large metro areas in the United States, a family of three with a household income of $100,000 will still struggle

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25 U.S. cities where a $100,000 a year isn't enough to get by anymore

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Reaching the six-figure salary threshold may be considered a financial victory for many Americans, but in a many big U.S. cities the once aspirational milestone just doesn’t cut it anymore. In one out of four large metro areas in the United States, a family of three with a household income of $100,000 will still struggle

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