There are 7 article(s) tagged tariffs:

• June 2025

  • Trump tariffs concern FedEx founder Fred Smith

    Smith estimated FedEx is “the biggest tax collector of tariffs by any entity in America” based on what it is transporting.

    By Sophia Surrett June 05, 2025

• April 2025

  • Opinion: The potential impact of tariffs on Memphis

    A slowdown in global trade because of the tariffs could mean layoffs, lower investment or worse for many Memphis companies big and small.

    By Glenn Wegener April 20, 2025

  • Trump’s tariff push is a race against time, and potential voter backlash

    President Donald Trump’s expansive new tariffs reverse a decades-long global trend of lower trade barriers. 

    By The Associated Press April 04, 2025

• November 2020

  • Regime change could benefit Memphis economy

    A Democrat in the White House and divided control of Congress may be good for the city: relaxed trade and immigration policies, more stimulus spending, status quo on taxes.

    By Wayne Risher November 16, 2020

• June 2019

  • China probes FedEx over mishandled shipments for Huawei

    FedEx lands in the crossfire of a trade war between the U.S. and China as an investigation opens into the company's unauthorized diversion of shipments for technology giant Huawei.

    By Wayne Risher June 02, 2019

• April 2019

  • Fullen Dock and Warehouse touts ‘competitive edge’ of Memphis Foreign Trade Zone

    Fullen Dock and Warehouse has received a foreign trade zone designation as part of Memphis Foreign Trade Zone No. 77, which received $1.4 billion in goods in 2017.

    By Wayne Risher April 05, 2019

• November 2018

  • The impact of tariffs

    The tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump’s administration are prompting supply-chain disruptions from coast to coast. 

    By Richard McDuffie November 30, 2018