Tariffs Could Test Vehicle Buyers

Tariffs could test vehicle buyers

Consumers’ hunger for new vehicles persisted in May, but affordability concerns could cool sales this month as dealerships start running short on cars and SUVs delivered ahead of President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs.

Planning to buy a new car? It may make sense to act now—before tariffs push prices higher

Car prices held steady in May, suggesting it could still be a good time to buy.

When will it all end?

For the world, but especially for Mexico and Canada — respectively the United States’ largest and second largest trading partners — it has been a very long first quarter of 2025.    There is seemingly no rhyme nor reason to the tariffs imposed and, in some cases, subsequently withdrawn or postponed by the Trump administration. It seems clear that there are those from whom the President is taking advice that differ wildly in their views of both t…

Ford (F) Stock: Jim Cramer Reveals Surprising Reason for Underperformance

Investors in Ford Motor Company (F) may be wondering why the stock has been underperforming lately. According to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, the answer may not be what you expect. In an interview on “Mad Money,” Cramer revealed that the reason behind Ford’s lackluster performance is not due to the company’s fundamentals, but rather to a key factor that has been holding the stock back. And for retail investors, this could mean a profitable opportunity. Cr…

How Tariffs Are Breaking US Trade

Thanks for reading! If you haven’t subscribed, please click the button below:Subscribe nowBy subscribing, you’ll join over 68,000 people who read Apricitas weekly!Since the start of his second term, Donald Trump has begun the largest trade war in modern American history—at peak, tariffs had risen to more than eleven times their 2024 levels, and today they remain more than seven times higher than last year even as Trump’s 115% China tariffs and m…