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Apr 2025
29m 23s

The Compounding Consumer Crunch

The Motley Fool
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Lower income consumers are already struggling, and the end of the de minimis exemption will make things even harder for them. (00:21) David Meier and Dylan Lewis discuss: - Domino’s earnings sending the same warning signals as Chipotle – lower income eaters aren’t ordering as often.. - Temu and Shein pushing tariff increases to American consumers o ... Show More
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