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NPR: American Speaker Manufacturer Says Tariffs May Force Him Out

December 5, 2019 by Ted 1 Comment

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This week, National Public Radio (NPR) tells the story of the Minneapolis Speaker Company, Inc., known as MISCO, a St. Paul, MN-based manufacturer of speaker drivers and systems sold mostly on an OEM basis, who is struggling to continue to manufacture products here in the U.S. as they have for the last 70 years. What threatens their ability to continue to do so? In a word…tariffs.

See more on the MISCO story…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends, Management, Manufacturers, Strategy Tagged With: Dan Digre, loudspeakers, MISCO, tariffs

CTA: Tariffs Mean Consumer Pain, Business Uncertainty

September 5, 2019 by Ted 1 Comment

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is pulling no punches when it comes to the latest revised tariff schedule being implemented by the Trump administration. The recently revised tariff schedule, which started a new round of tariffs just days ago on September 1st, with a second round scheduled to hit on December 15th means pain and uncertainty moving forward according to the CTA.

See what the CTA had to say about tariffs…

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Filed Under: Associations, Economic Trends, Industry Trends, News Tagged With: Consumer Technology Association, CTA, Gary Shapiro, tariffs

AudioControl CEO on Fox Biz Network Says Tariffs are Trouble

May 24, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

AudioControl CEO Alex Camara on the Fox Business Network

Alex Camara, CEO of Seattle-based specialty electronics manufacturer AudioControl, was featured Friday on a segment on the Fox Business Network (FBN) talking the real impact of tariffs on American manufacturers. In the wake of the move by the Trump administration pushing a dramatically increased 25% tariff on a wide range of Chinese goods, Camara explained to FBN anchor Liz Claman the true impact these tariffs have on his business…and ultimately the American consumer.

See Camara explain how tariffs are trouble…

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Filed Under: Associations, Financial, Industry Trends, Manufacturers, News, People Tagged With: Alex Camara, AudioControl, Fox Business Network, Liz Claman, tariffs

Nearly 8 of 10 Economists Predict Recession by 2021

February 27, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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A new survey by a business economics organization reveals that nearly 8 out of 10 economists (77%) say there will be a recession in the U.S. by 2021. A majority or 52% of them suggest that a recession will take place by the end of 2020. Yet even so, a majority of these economists anticipate that the Federal Reserve Board will continue to raise interest rates yet this year.

See the surprising results of this survey of economists…

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Filed Under: Economic Trends Tagged With: inflation, recession, tariffs

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