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How a Virginia tea shop owner is navigating tariffs

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Rachel Rozner, owner of Elden Street Tea Shop, recently purchased a wholesale tea company to attempt to avoid tariffs and charges from middlemen.

"Tea has never been tariffed. It has been taxed," said tea shop owner Rachel Rozner. "And I have a sign at my shop that literally says, 'The last time tea was taxed, there was a revolution.'"

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Why we might not see tariffs in overall inflation numbers

Why we might not see tariffs in overall inflation numbers

Marketplace Morning Reportby Sabri Ben-Achour

Tariffs haven’t shown up in inflation figures much yet, thanks, in part, to the Fed’s tight monetary policy.

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