Posted by Alumni from Wired
April 30, 2025
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. Mentioned in this episode:Donald Trump Is Already Ruining Christmas by Zeyi YangOpenAI Adds Shopping to ChatGPT in a Challenge to Google by Reece RogersThe Agonizing Task of Turning Europe's Power Back On by Natasha Bernal Zoe Schiffer: Welcome to WIRED's Uncanny Valley. I'm WIRED's director of business and industry Zoe Schiffer. Well, we're 100 days in to Trump's second term in office and we're all waiting to see what happens with the tariff standoff with China. Especially for businesses of... learn more