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News Articles: Tariff

President Trump hopes to encourage more U.S. manufacturing with his import taxes on foreign goods. But an online experiment suggests most people aren't willing to pay a premium for a "Made in the USA" product.

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  • Economy

What a Texas showerhead salesman discovered about 'Made in the USA' labels

A Texas showerhead salesman wanted to know how much more customers would pay to buy a product that's made in the USA. The answer could pour cold water on President Trump's plan to encourage more companies to open factories in the U.S.

May 20, 2025
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  • Scott Horsley
William's Fun Smart Toys in Macon.

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  • News

Macon toy shop owner 'frustrated' over lack of clarity on tariffs

GPB's Peter Biello speaks with a small business owner in Macon about how she's planning for the uncertain future created by tariffs.

May 14, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
Prescription drugs sit ready to be distributed to patients at 986 Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy in Alhambra, Calif.

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  • Health

Pharmacists stockpile most common drugs on chance of targeted Trump tariffs

While Big Pharma seems ready to weather the tariff storm, independent pharmacists and makers of generic drugs — which account for 90% of U.S. prescriptions — see trouble ahead for patients.

May 13, 2025
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  • Jackie Fortiér and
  • Arthur Allen
The Laughlin Steel Corporation's open hearth furnace in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, circa 1955.

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  • Arts & Life

Americans still dream about factory jobs. Can they be brought back?

Trump's administration said they want tariffs to boost US manufacturing, and most Americans want more factory jobs here. But what makes us nostalgic for factory work?

May 09, 2025
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  • Liam McBain
Former Sen. David Perdue speaks during a gubernatorial Republican primary debate, Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Atlanta. Senate has confirmed Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff showdown that threatens to redefine diplomatic relations between the world's two largest economies.

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  • News

Senate confirms former Sen. David Perdue as Trump's US ambassador to China amid tariff showdown

The Senate has confirmed former Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, just as the U.S. and China are locked in a tariff showdown that threatens to redefine diplomatic relations between the world's two largest economies. Perdue is a former business executive who served one term as a Republican U.S. senator from Georgia.

April 29, 2025
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  • Associated Press
A pump jack in New Mexico's San Juan Basin. This is one of the country's oldest federal lands drilling areas. Many oil company executives celebrated Donald Trump's return to the White House. But now expectations of higher profits are fading amid fears of a recession.

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  • Business

Oil companies expected a big business boom under Trump. Now they're worried

Many oil company executives celebrated Donald Trump's return to the White House. But now expectations of higher profits are fading amid fears of a recession.

April 24, 2025
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  • Kirk Siegler
An airplane flies over the container ship Alexandra at the Port Newark Container Terminal on April 18 in Newark, N.J.

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  • National

A dozen states sue the Trump administration to stop tariff policy

A dozen states have sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade to stop its tariff policy, challenging Trump's claim that he could arbitrarily impose tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

April 23, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Port of Brunswick

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  • News

Georgia Chamber urges businesses to be 'proactive' as tariffs take effect

A new report by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce breaks down how President Trump's tariffs could impact Georgia businesses. 

Georgia Chamber urges businesses to be 'proactive' as tariffs take effect

April 14, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
A stock ticker shows trading at a securities firm in Beijing April 9.

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  • Economy

'The Economist' editor unpacks the 'biggest trade policy shock' of Trump's tariffs

President Trump's sweeping tariff policy has upended the global economy. Zanny Minton Beddoes, the editor-in-chief of The Economist, likens it to The Art of the Deal — on steroids.

April 09, 2025
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  • Terry Gross
The word "tariff" made its way into English sometime in the 16th century.

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  • Economy

Word of the Week: Trump calls tariffs 'the most beautiful word.' Here's its history

President Trump has repeatedly called tariffs "the most beautiful word in the dictionary." NPR's Word of the Week explores how they got their name.

April 09, 2025
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  • Rachel Treisman
Cars on the Tesla assembly line at the Gigafactory Texas facility on April 7, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Teslas sold in the U.S. are all built in the U.S. But presidential advisor Peter Navarro insinuated this week that they weren't as "made in America" as they seem — a claim Elon Musk has pushed back on.

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  • Business

Fact-check: Who's right in the Musk-Navarro feud over Tesla?

President Trump's rival advisors Peter Navarro and Elon Musk are in a war of words over whether Tesla relies on imported parts. Musk has the facts on his side.

April 08, 2025
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  • Camila Domonoske
Traders work on the floor Monday at the New York Stock Exchange in New York.

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  • Technology

How a false X post about pausing tariffs led to multitrillion-dollar market swings

What began as a misquoted Fox News interview led to a flood of false and misleading posts on X. Before it was corrected, stock markets rallied then plummeted again.

April 08, 2025
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  • Bobby Allyn
Georgia white shrimp served at a restaurant on St. Simons Island.

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  • Business

Georgia shrimpers applaud new Trump tariffs on imported shrimp as way to 'level the playing field'

The tariffs range from 10% to 46%, depending on the country of origin, as imports account for the vast majority of shrimp eaten in the U.S.

April 07, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
An investor monitors share prices at a securities trading office on Monday in Hangzhou, China.<br><br>

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  • Business

Global stock markets in meltdown on fears over Trump tariffs

Shares nosedived around the world Monday as higher U.S. tariffs and a backlash from Beijing triggered massive sell-offs. Trump has defended the tariffs: "You have to take medicine to fix something."

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • John Ruwitch
Employees of the Codelco's Chuquicamata copper mine work in Calama in Chile's Antofagasta province, on April 11, 2023.

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  • World

Forget about rare earth minerals. We need more copper

In recent weeks, you've likely heard a lot about rare-earth substances with hard-to-pronounce names, but experts warn that the shortage of another crucial metal, copper, could be just as concerning.

March 16, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
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