Tariffs Linger Over Earnings, Even as Companies Get Used to Them
Many U.S. companies have sought to reassure investors that tariffs are "manageable," but early earnings-season comments suggest profit margins are at risk with consumers balking at higher prices.
Bellwethers including Procter & Gamble, Fastenal and 3M have flagged the challenges.
Andy Jassy, CEO of retail giant Amazon.com, told CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland the company was seeing prices tick up on its e-commerce platform as sellers have run down inventories they brought in to front-run tariffs.
Numerous companies with global footprints report results in the...
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