'Devastating': Small businesses sue Trump over tariffs

Chicago toffee maker Crafian hopes people still crave sweets in tough times

For Shawn Johnson, founder of Crafian Artisan Toffee, April is a test of consumer sentiment during a tumultuous time of government layoffs, sweeping tariffs and uncertainty.How Crafian’s decadent toffee sells at Chicago artisan markets this month will be telling for Johnson. Sales will give some indication of “what people are thinking, feeling and saying about nonessential indulgence items,” Johnson said. “I’m willing to bet uncertainty is very …

Small Businesses Are Suing Trump Over Tariff Nonsense

Though U.S. President Donald Trump temporarily paused some of his "Liberation Day" tariffs for negotiations, a nonprofit firm and legal scholar still sued him and other officials on Monday on behalf of five import-reliant small businesses, asking the U.S. Court of International Trade to "declare the president's unprecedented power grab illegal." Ilya Somin, a Cato Institute chair and George Mason University law professor, announced earlier this …

'Devastating': Small businesses sue Trump over tariffs

A group of small businesses — including a wine and sake importer, industrial manufacturer and fishing gear and tackle e-commerce firm — are suing President Donald Trump over his tariffs, challenging his use of an emergency law to impose taxes…

This stroller is getting $300 more expensive because of tariffs, a baby store owner tells me

The popular UPPABaby stroller will go from $899 to $1199 due to tariffs.Fly View Productions/Getty ImagesUPPAbaby brand strollers and car seats are going to cost parents more because of tariffs, one store owner tells me.Elizabeth Mahon, the owner of a baby goods store in Washington, DC, is raising prices on one stroller by $300.UPPAbaby says it's trying to absorb increased costs of production, but calls price hikes "unavoidable."Parents, get rea…

Working mom was running successful small business—then tariffs hit

Jewelry designer Sofia Burnett said her "heart sank a little" when she saw the tariff bill of $208.44 on goods that cost $484.25 to import from China.

Small business owner challenges Trump tariffs in court

Emily Ley, founder of Simplified, tells Jo Ling Kent she's paid more than $1 million in tariffs since 2018 and can't survive new hikes. Now, she's suing President Trump, arguing the trade policy bypassed Congress.