Peloton downplays tariffs and embraces AI
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Peloton downplays tariffs and embraces AI

May 8, 2025
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Peloton said it’s not sweating tariffs in its Q3 2025 earnings today, noting it is “predominantly a subscription business” while acknowledging that macroeconomic uncertainty could impact demand for its pricey bikes and treadmills. “During the period of GDP decline between 2008 and 2009, external data showed that us spend[ing] on

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China Says US Should Revoke Unilateral Tariffs, Denies Talks
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China Says US Should Revoke Unilateral Tariffs, Denies Talks

April 24, 2025
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China demanded that the US revoke all unilateral tariffs and denied there were talks on reaching a trade deal, maintaining a defiant stance despite President Donald Trump’s recent easing of criticism of the country. “The US should respond to rational voices in the international community and within its own borders

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PC shipments up 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025, likely caused by buyers worried about tariffs
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PC shipments up 6.7% YoY in Q1 2025, likely caused by buyers worried about tariffs

April 24, 2025
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Some 61.4 million PC units have been shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2025, according to a report by Counterpoint. This is a 6.7% year-on-year increase (up from 57.5 million units), meaning an extra 4 million computers have been shipped in the same period compared to 2024. The report

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Price Hike on Shein? How Trump Tariffs Could Shift the US’s Love of Fast Fashion
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Price Hike on Shein? How Trump Tariffs Could Shift the US’s Love of Fast Fashion

April 13, 2025
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After a chaotic week of flip-flopping tariff policies, cheap clothes from China are nearly certain to face a steep price hike soon — prompting concern among fast fashion retailers and potentially pushing consumers to look for other alternatives. As part of a package of global tariff policies announced on “liberation

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Trump exempts computers, smartphones, and more from tariffs
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Trump exempts computers, smartphones, and more from tariffs

April 12, 2025
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Amidst the flurry of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration over the last few weeks, we finally have some exemptions that should significantly impact the tech sector. While the initial reciprocal tariffs will remain for imports, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shared some new exemptions on tech-related goods. The update

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Fashion Stocks Soar After Trump Pauses Tariffs on All Countries But China
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Fashion Stocks Soar After Trump Pauses Tariffs on All Countries But China

April 10, 2025
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Fashion stocks rallied Wednesday as US president Donald Trump pulled back on the most severe tariffs in his global trade war — with one big exception: China. With global markets in a tailspin, Trump said on his social-media platform, Truth Social, that he had authorised a 90-day pause on the

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Fast Retailing Expected to Post 14% Jump in Q2 Profit as Tariffs Loom
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Fast Retailing Expected to Post 14% Jump in Q2 Profit as Tariffs Loom

April 9, 2025
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The operator of Uniqlo, Japan’s Fast Retailing, is expected to post another quarter of strong earnings on Thursday, but the focus will be on how the global clothing chain navigates a trade environment thrown into disarray by new US tariffs. Fast Retailing is expected to post a 14 percent rise

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Retroid Pocket Flip 2 and Classic ship next week, but will they beat the tariffs?
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Retroid Pocket Flip 2 and Classic ship next week, but will they beat the tariffs?

April 9, 2025
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TL;DR Retroid Pocket Flip 2 pre-orders will begin shipping on April 13, and Classic pre-orders begin shipping on April 16. The company has promised to have all pre-orders shipped by May 2. Duties will take effect on May 2, nearly doubling the effective price of each handheld. Retroid’s latest handhelds

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Arduboy creator says his tiny Game Boy won’t survive Trump’s tariffs
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Arduboy creator says his tiny Game Boy won’t survive Trump’s tariffs

April 9, 2025
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Kevin Bates managed to quit his day job and move to China after his game-playing business card, the Arduboy, went viral in 2014. But a decade later, Trump’s staggering and inexplicable new US tariffs are driving him out of business. Just as he was about to turn a profit for

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The Debrief | Trump’s Tariffs Change Everything
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The Debrief | Trump’s Tariffs Change Everything

April 8, 2025
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