Few companies are as harmed by the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China as Amazon (AMZN -1.01%). Its massive e-commerce platform sources many goods from China, which will see a dramatic price increase as the U.S. tariff rate on goods from there now sits at 145% -- at least, for the moment.
The company's size and global reach give it muscles to flex even in a sour economy.
Economic uncertainty created by President Trump's trade policies has caused the U.S. stock market to decline sharply in 2025. The benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.13%) is currently down 14%, while the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -0.13%) is down 19%.
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After closing just under $180 on Tuesday, shares are now up around 10% from last week's low, with a trading pattern that suggests the worst of the selling could be in the rearview mirror.
On March 9, President Donald Trump decided to pause the previously announced expanded tariffs on most countries. The news sent equities soaring, but nobody knows what will happen next.
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An Illinois couple who sell party supplies on Amazon have been frantically trying to understand and adapt to new costs caused by President Trump's tariffs.
Amazon (AMZN -1.30%) started out in the 1990s selling books online. Over the next three decades, it transformed into an internet juggernaut that offers virtually everything under the sun.
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