A Tariff Standoff with China, Power Outages and the End of Christmas

Uncanny Valley | WIRED

• Episode: A Tariff Standoff with China, Power Outages and the End of Christmas
• Website: Uncanny Valley | WIRED
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• Duration: 00:15:47
• Published: 2025-04-29 11:00

President Trump’s tariff standoff with China has caused chaos, confusion and major delays for companies of all shapes and sizes. As everyone waits to see what happens next, some businesses that depend on international trade are already feeling major impacts, saying that they might not meet their production deadlines. And one of those deadlines is pretty important: Christmas. Today on the show, we're joined by WIRED's Senior Business Editor Louise Matsakis to talk through the latest on tariffs.

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