Posts by Aeppel
"So far, so good." Tariff refund system launches as thousands of companies line up to recover funds. www.reuters.com/business/tar...
Pricier oil hits just about everything. Even the cost of produce bags in grocery stores. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Fed still set to cut US rates late this year, say economists, rejecting market pricing: Reuters poll reut.rs/4lVycLO
President Donald Trump says the US economy is booming and that he has fixed inflation. But most Americans, including many in his Republican Party, do not see things that way, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll reut.rs/3OEhl3F
@reuters.com names Echo Wang its M&A deals editor: talkingbiznews.com/media-news/w...
WSJ EDITORIAL BOARD: “.. This is backfiring against Republicans. .. Americans don’t want law enforcement shooting people in the street or arresting five-year-old boys.”
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They're always busy.
“.. Federal agents grab a woman to drag her away from her car, days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.”
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Visited an LA area business park to assess how tariffs are hitting smaller businesses. Spoiler: it's mostly not good. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Blame flat maps: Greenland appears the same size as Africa (while Africa is actually 14 times larger). Greenland's area is comparable to Democratic Republic of the Congo's alone.
Some companies are selling their rights to potential tariff refunds. www.reuters.com/business/com...
"another carried an American passport to elementary school"
New taco place in town.
Reuters/Ipsos poll: Trump's approval rating falls to the lowest of his term over prices and Epstein files. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump cuts tariffs in effort to curb inflation: The new exemptions mark a sharp reversal for Trump, who has long insisted that the sweeping import duties he imposed earlier this year are not fueling inflation. www.reuters.com/business/tru...
But I was told the tariffs didn’t increase costs
Democrats more energized for the midterms than Republicans, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll. www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...
There's a niche industry that makes backpacks for dogs.
Good read: A MAGA Senator gave hope for a dying paper mill in Ohio. Then reality set in . . . www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
POLITICO writes an entire piece today about this chart — and the political vulnerabilities that accompany it.