Theodora Lee Joseph

1 week ago | finimize.com | Theodora Lee Joseph

What’s going on here? The US president gave phones and laptops a handy-dandy pass from steep tariffs on Chinese goods, but a tech-targeted tax could still be activated. What does this mean? The US is home to Big Tech, but the country relies on international supply chains to knock its gadgets together. So, eager to keep prices down for American businesses and consumers, the US president has spared smartphones, laptops, and a few other electronics from reciprocal tariffs.

1 week ago | finimize.com | Theodora Lee Joseph

The US dollar has always had a kind of financial gravity – everything orbits around it. It’s the currency the world uses most for investing, trading, and holding in reserves. From commodity buys to international debt payments, the greenback has earned its “almighty” stature. But lately, the halo’s been slipping. More and more, folks are talking about de-dollarization – a global shift away from using the US dollar.

1 week ago | finimize.com | Theodora Lee Joseph

What’s going on here? Shein’s rising prices led to falling sales – and not even Tyra Banks could train this fast-fashion model for a public appearance after that faux pas. What does this mean? Shein churns out cheap versions of trending styles, using real-time data to identify (and then produce) exactly what shoppers want. The key to that business model is Shein’s international supply chain, with production sites in countries where labor and materials costs are lower – like China. Enter, tariffs.

1 week ago | finimize.com | Theodora Lee Joseph

25 minutes ago • 4 minsBarry Callebaut downgraded its profit outlook and delayed cost-saving initiatives, prompting a stock selloff that left the stock trading at a close to 50% discount to its five-year average price-earnings ratio. The chocolate maker’s issues stemmed from an industry-wise change in cocoa prices, rather than an independent problem or mismanagement.

2 weeks ago | finimize.com | Theodora Lee Joseph

about 2 hours ago • 2 minsGet smarter in 3 minutes a dayJoin the newsletter that everyone in finance secretly reads. 1M+ subscribers, 100% free. What’s going on here? US stock markets reflected rising recession odds as investors stressed over tariffs – designed to be as all-American as apple pie and baseball games... No wonder the US president approved a 90-day pause. What does this mean?