U.S.-based companies are also likely to suffer because of reciprocal tariffs imposed by America’s trading partners in retaliation, threatening profit from exports. 

Apple will look to hire 20,000 workers in the U.S. focused on AI and software development, and double its U.S. Advanced Manufacturing Fund to $10 billion.

Prices will rise, maybe wages will too. The question is whether Trump’s new tariff regime will pay off. 

Shippers with complex needs and tight budgets are outsourcing more of their freight to managed transportation providers.

The bloc could move quickly by re-applying duties it first imposed on the U.S. during Trump’s first term. 

Trump’s orders have highlighted the complex supply chain that underpins the flow of packages.

Close to half of all parcels entering the U.S. under de minimis exemptions were sent from China, according to a 2023 report by U.S. Congress.

China’s options range from promises to buy more American oil and gas and keeping the yuan stable to delivering on the Phase One deal.

Trump’s decision to end de minimis tariff exemptions is expected to hit a fast-growing market segment.

The future contains much uncertainty, but also a wealth of opportunities for innovative and far-thinking enterprises.