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Stores like Jacobson Appliance here in Union County, New Jersey, are urging customers to make any necessary purchases quickly before price shock kicks in.
Stores like Jacobson Appliance here in Union County, New Jersey, are urging customers to make any necessary purchases quickly before price shock kicks in.
And what impact will that have for you as a business owner?
And what impact will that have for you as a business owner?
You've been here for over 40 years.
You've been here for over 40 years.
Fears that a recession could be on the horizon have rattled Wall Street and Main Street.
Fears that a recession could be on the horizon have rattled Wall Street and Main Street.
It's too soon to know the exact impact of tariffs on consumers, though some estimates warn it could cost U.S. households thousands more each year. And small businesses are bracing for steeper price increases. Randolph has worked in fabrication for 50 years. He knows his business might be hurt, but he thinks the president's tariffs are needed.
It's too soon to know the exact impact of tariffs on consumers, though some estimates warn it could cost U.S. households thousands more each year. And small businesses are bracing for steeper price increases. Randolph has worked in fabrication for 50 years. He knows his business might be hurt, but he thinks the president's tariffs are needed.
Economists say that's unlikely to happen. Well, everybody has their own opinion. Donald Trump is taking his biggest gamble yet with the U.S. economy. Where he sees liberation, others see a misguided nostalgia for a long-gone era.
Economists say that's unlikely to happen. Well, everybody has their own opinion. Donald Trump is taking his biggest gamble yet with the U.S. economy. Where he sees liberation, others see a misguided nostalgia for a long-gone era.
Mahmoud Khalil became a visible figure on Columbia University's campus. He was one of the lead negotiators that worked between speaking on behalf of the students with the university officials.
Mahmoud Khalil became a visible figure on Columbia University's campus. He was one of the lead negotiators that worked between speaking on behalf of the students with the university officials.
And then what we saw were some very vocal critics of the protesters, whether it be vocal supporters of Israel in the faculty in Columbia University, conservative members of Congress going online and criticizing Mahmoud Khalil directly. tweeting at officials in government to take action against him. His wife, his lawyers have all said that his views are not aligned with Hamas.
And then what we saw were some very vocal critics of the protesters, whether it be vocal supporters of Israel in the faculty in Columbia University, conservative members of Congress going online and criticizing Mahmoud Khalil directly. tweeting at officials in government to take action against him. His wife, his lawyers have all said that his views are not aligned with Hamas.
They have refuted all of those allegations by the administration. And they have said that the attacks and vilification of him online are not based in reality.
They have refuted all of those allegations by the administration. And they have said that the attacks and vilification of him online are not based in reality.
Well, this was the start, really. This is going to potentially be a long case. His lawyers said as much. I spoke with a former attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, and he was very clear that this is a First Amendment case.
Well, this was the start, really. This is going to potentially be a long case. His lawyers said as much. I spoke with a former attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, and he was very clear that this is a First Amendment case.