This is how the uncertainty around Trump tariffs is hitting small businesses, and startups in particular. Link below

Inflation rose in June, with core CPI at an annual rate of: 1 month: 2.8% 3 months: 2.4% 6 months: 2.7% 12 months: 2.9% You can see signs of tariffs in these numbers and that is only likely to grow.

Canada is the top export market for American merchandise so far this year

It’s over

Toyota is up +8% on the news of a 15% tariff. Why? It's simple. Ford, GM, Tesla, and all the other American manufacturers are going to be paying 50% more for their steel, 50% more for their copper, 25% more for their Canadian production, 25% more for their Mexican production,

How two of the most talented players (and most frustrating teammates) in the history of basketball channeled their egos toward firing Kenny Atkinson. The punchline is Kyrie calling himself a leader

If your goal is to onshore manufacturing, bring jobs to the U.S., and get idle factories up and running again, why would you tax the input costs needed for all of those things (copper, steel, aluminum, fertilizer, etc.) at 3x a higher rate than you are taxing the imported

This is starting to get unhinged. Yes, Cam Thomas has earned a bigger contract. Yes, he’s unappreciated, young and hugely talented. But getting $14 million a year to play basketball is not the worst crime against humanity

Turf vs Grass isn't just a pro sports issue. It's a battle line in towns across the US, pitting sports clubs against neighbors and environmentalists. Hiroko Tabuchi and I looked at one town in NJ. nytimes.com/2025/07/26/bus… #greensports #youthsports

'A Pro-Israel Nonprofit is Funneling News Content Through Bari Weiss’s "Free Press"' As Weiss’s organization explores a deal to sell to CBS, much of its MidEast content is produced by a shadowy think tank tied to pro-Israel advocacy, per Drop Site dropsitenews.com/p/the-free-pre…

Hassett says the economy is good if you just ignore the jobs report: "While the jobs numbers had this big kind of mysterious revision, if they didn't have the revision, then the jobs numbers were fully consistent with the 3% GDP growth we also saw last week."

The economy is on the precipice of recession. That’s the clear takeaway from last week’s economic data dump. Consumer spending has flatlined, construction and manufacturing are contracting, and employment is set to fall. And with inflation on the rise, it is tough for the Fed to

Trump, who last week fired a government statistician because he didn't like the latest jobs numbers, now insists that his own approval rating tops 70%. Gallup puts it at 37% and the Wall Street Journal puts it at 46%. Maggie Haberman nytimes.com/live/2025/08/0…

1 in 7 people using effectively unregulated lending apps to buy a basic necessity is completely insane

Yeah. The Japanese are all planning to trade in their Toyota Yaris for a Ford F-150 instead. Believable.

There are many strategic reasons why it’s in U.S. interests to cultivate ties with India but not sure “because it’s democratic, free and west-oriented” is relevant or even true

NEW #PushbackTalks — Ep. 8: Dancing & Supply Chain What do joy and global fragility have in common? Leilani Farha 🍉 & Fredrik Gertten connect the two unexpected words in a sharp 10-min convo. 💬 Plus, a shoutout to Peter S. Goodman’s book. Listen: pushbacktalks.buzzsprout.com/1189295/episod… #Podcast

The disruptions caused by the pandemic have highlighted just how fragile our interconnected economic systems are Peter S. Goodman joins us to discuss his eye-opening new book where he showcases the evolution of global supply chains over the past few decades into the present day

The newish Blue City Blues podcast I'm working on with Sandeep Kaushik features smart guests talking about the problems facing urban America and how to fix them. Recent guests include Dan Savage Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez Mike Pesca Celinda Lake Mayor Matt Mahan Peter S. Goodman and other luminaries.

4/6 In a way he is illustrating the global trade version of the Walmart problem. If Walmart moves into your town and lowers prices of consumer goods, will local consumption rise? It depends. Yes, if Walmart has a positive or neutral impact on local employment and local income.