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6 days ago |
usatoday.com | Betty Lin-Fisher
President Donald Trump has fired three of five commissioners – the Democrats – appointed to the bipartisan, independent U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The three commissioners and consumer advocates say the firings are illegal since Congress established the agency, which oversees safety standards for products, and so it is not under the president's control. They are vowing to fight for what they say is the safety of Americans consumers.
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6 days ago |
finance.yahoo.com | Betty Lin-Fisher
Good morning and Happy Friday! This is Betty Lin-Fisher with Friday's consumer-focused edition of The Daily Money. When you head to the checkout area at the store, do you make a bee line for the self checkout or the traditional cashier lane? I usually go to the self checkout unless I have a huge cart full of items. For me, it's convenient and usually faster than standing in a traditional line.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Betty Lin-Fisher
Good morning and Happy Friday! This is Betty Lin-Fisher with Friday's consumer-focused edition of The Daily Money. A key loophole that allowed e-commerce giants like Amazon, Temu and Shein to offer super cheap prices closed after midnight this morning. Something called the "de minimis" exemption, allowed packages under $800 to come into the U.S. duty free. That exemption closed at 12:01 a.m. ET May 2.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Betty Lin-Fisher
Foot traffic went up significantly at warehouse stores in the weeks leading up to the original implementation of tariffs by President Donald Trump and during the week of April 7 when stiff reciprocal tariffs were set to go into effect before a 90-day pause, data shows.
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1 week ago |
record-courier.com | Betty Lin-Fisher
Foot traffic went up significantly at warehouse stores in the weeks leading up to the original implementation of tariffs by President Donald Trump and during the week of April 7 when stiff reciprocal tariffs were set to go into effect before a 90-day pause, data shows.
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