How upcoming tariff refunds may affect U.S. businesses and consumers

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of upcoming tariff refunds on U.S. businesses and consumers, featuring an interview with Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!.

One of the many uncertainties clouding the U.S. economic picture is tariffs — both the prospect of new ones and upcoming refunds from those struck down by the Supreme Court. Stephanie Sy speaks with Jay Foreman, CEO of the toy maker Basic Fun!, for more on his company's efforts to claim tariff refunds. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie Sy

Guest: Jay Foreman

Topics covered

• tariffs
• U.S. economy
• business impact
• consumer refunds
• economic uncertainty

Keywords

• tariff refunds
• U.S. businesses
• economic uncertainty
• Supreme Court
• Basic Fun!
• Jay Foreman

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Basic Fun!, PBS News, Supreme Court

Places: U.S.

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