New Data Confirms Plunging Small-Business Confidence From Trump Tariffs

• Trump’s Canadian tariffs are having a chilling effect on Vermont’s small business owners

  The Green Mountain State's small businesses are getting caught in the tariff crossfire between the United States and Canada.
  
  CNBC - Mar. 15

• Small Business Administration cutting staff by 43%

  The Small Business Administration on Friday said it is cutting more than 40% of its staff as part of the Trump administration's wider effort to shrink the federal bureaucracy.
  
  CBS News - 4d
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  New polling data underscores Trump’s vulnerabilities

  On every issue aside from immigration, Trump’s approval rating is negative.
  
  The Hill - 2d

• Many in small business were jubilant over Trump’s victory. They’ve since grown very uncertain about the U.S. economy.

  Small-business owners — a group that emphatically cheered the election of President Donald Trump and a Republican Congress — now have nearly historic levels of uncertainty about the future.
  
  MarketWatch - Mar. 11

• U.S. business owners respond to tariff war

  President Trump on Thursday threatened to put a 200% tariff on European alcohol if the European Union puts a 50% import tax on American whisky in retaliation for his tariffs on steel and aluminum. ...
  
  CBS News - Mar. 13
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  Big Company CEOs Join Small Businesses, as Economic Confidence Wanes Amid Tariffs

  A new survey of Business Roundtable CEOs mirrors earlier drops in small-business confidence.
  
  Inc. - Mar. 13
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  Trump rejects pleas from business for more clarity on tariffs

  President Donald Trump has dismissed the growing chorus of CEOs, investors and policymakers who are pleading with the White House for greater clarity about his sweeping tariff agenda.
  
  NBC News - Mar. 10

• The 10 most expensive places in the U.S. to start a new business, report finds

  California and New York's high costs of living make them expensive for new business owners, according to a recent ranking from an online small business advisor.
  
  CNBC - 5d

• White House: Stock market plunge is not as 'meaningful' as business activity

  The Trump administration contends that investments and growth from top businesses means more for the economy than the recent stock market rout.
  
  CNBC - Mar. 11

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