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Manufacturers Struggle as Steel Tariffs Reshape the Economy

As steel prices rise and supply chains shift, businesses face tough choices that highlight America’s deep cultural and economic divides.

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Feb 24, 2025
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America's steel tariffs show deep cultural splits in how businesses think about competition, resources, and solving problems.

What's Happening

  • Business activity index fell to 17-month low in February

  • Manufacturers that rely on steel revise financial forecasts due to tariffs

  • White House says tariffs give US metal producers breathing room, higher prices a 'na…

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Cultural theorist, geopolitical analyst, university lecturer, and full-time traveler. International relations, governments, and policies succeed or fail because of cultural. CP explains why. Pattern recognition based on evidence, not ideology.
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