Swiss drugmaker Novartis says it can withstand potential tariffs; TikTok deal reached as US and China seek to break trade deadlock

Swiss drugmaker Novartis says it can withstand potential tariffs; TikTok deal reached as US and China seek to break trade deadlock

The CEO of Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis said Saturday that it has enough stockpiles in the US to withstand any potential tariffs from President Trump, Reuters reported. Pharmaceuticals are exempt from the 39% tariffs Trump slapped on Switzerland in August, but an EU trade deal reached in July includes a 15% tariff on most drugs,…

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US prices for China-made goods on Amazon rise faster than inflation, analysis shows, as tariffs bite

US prices for China-made goods on Amazon rise faster than inflation, analysis shows, as tariffs bite

By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) -Prices for goods made in China and sold on Amazon.com (AMZN) have been rising faster than overall inflation, according to an analysis of 1,400 different products conducted exclusively for Reuters by the analytics firm DataWeave, a sign that tariffs are starting to hit American consumers. The analysis shows that…

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