BOULDER, Colorado â€� A toy store manager hit with daily price increase notifications. A lip balm manufacturer anticipates a $5 million jump in cost of goods. A concert venue impresario who saw a surprise price hike of $140,000 to install new seats in a performance hall.Â
They are among a dozen business owners and managers who spoke with Reuters about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariff push, providing an early idea of what many more might expect, even as taxes on imports, paid by U.S. companies and often passed on to consumers, were paused for 90 days.Â
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