Trade Policy Uncertainty Challenges Fashion Supply Chains
While predicting trade policy has long been the job of economists, lawyers and foreign policy experts who can lean on their love of process and rules, it’s lately become the…
Melania Trump Wears Michael Kors and Gap for AI Challenge Launch
To launch the “Presidential AI Challenge,” First Lady Melania Trump kept things simple dressing in an all-American outfit. In a video announcing the competition for K-12 students that was released…
President Zelensky Suits Up for White House Visit, But Designer is Unfazed
“It’s not about the suit — it’s about what happens to Ukraine.” That was the takeaway from an interview with Ukrainian fashion designer Viktor Anisimov, whose suit was worn by…
Shoppers Spending $47 More Per Month Under Trump’s Tariff Regime
Many brands, retailers and shoppers are breathing a sigh of relief following President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement. With just hours before a three-month suspension of triple-digit tariffs on China…
Consumer M&A Hits $34.7B in Q2 Despite Tariff Uncertainty
When President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs first hit in April, the conventional dealmaking wisdom was that the mergers and acquisition market would get swamped in the trade war. The…
Shoe Firms, Consumers Get Big Break
American President Donald Trump doesn’t want to be the grinch that stole Christmas. On Monday, he signed an executive order that extended the Aug. 12 deadline on higher tariffs for…
Shoe Firms Producing in Mexico Get 90 Day Tariff Extension
As the clock ticks down to the 12:01 Aug. 1 deadline, shoe firms that produce in Mexico get a last-minute reprieve — but only for another 90 days. U.S. President…
Bernard Arnault Defends U.S.-EU Trade Deal as Vital Compromise
PARIS – French luxury magnate Bernard Arnault has defended the trade deal reached between the United States and the European Union against accusations that it is lopsided and will impact…
Like once-embattled Northern Ireland, acceptance key to 2025 Open
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — When the Open returned to Royal Portrush in 2019, a great deal of ink and oxygen was spent explaining why golf’s oldest major championship hadn’t visited…
Trump’s Turnberry faces logistical hurdles for British Open return
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — President Donald Trump is not getting a British Open to the Turnberry course he owns in the near future, an issue the R&A’s new chief…