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China Business Forum

The 137th #CantonFair has once again proven itself as a #global #hub for cutting-edge #innovations, with Phase 2 #spotlighting the latest #advancements in #sanitary and #bathroom #equipment. As #consumers worldwide prioritize #smarter, more refined #living #spaces, #exhibitors are answering the call with #intelligent, #eco-conscious, and #design-forward #solutions that redefine #modern #bathrooms. cnbusinessforum.com/smart-bath

China Business Forum · Smart Bathroom Tech Shines at Canton Fair 2025 Innovations ShowcaseDiscover smart toilets, eco-friendly designs, and luxury bathroom tech at Canton Fair 2025—where innovation, sustainability, and comfort redefine living spaces.
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Nonilex

…Production #costs are only one factor shaping the #price of newer #medicines & it is unclear to what extent #tariffs on imported intermediate inputs or imported finished products would be passed forward to #consumers, the report said.

Tariffs on imported finished products could be passed through to consumers by the wholesale or retail distributors paying the tariff.

But if duties were fully passed on through higher prices on domestic sales, EY estimates US #DrugPrices could rise up to 12.9%.

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ResearchBuzz: Firehose

BBC: MrBeast apologises after ‘horrible’ Las Vegas event. “The event at Resorts World Las Vegas was advertised as an ‘immersive’ and ‘unforgettable’ experience that included exclusive games, a MrBeast-themed menu and mystery bags thought to contain limited edition merchandise, including one with a $10,000 (£7,550) gift voucher. Those who attended the three-day event complained and demanded […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/20/bbc-mrbeast-apologises-after-horrible-las-vegas-event/

#consumerprotection#Consumers#events
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Nonilex

Judge #AmyBermanJackson of the Federal District Court in Washington said she intended to issue an order later on Friday preventing the #CFPB’s workers from being cut off from the agency’s system, as the agency’s leaders had planned. She said she intended to follow up later this month with a more extensive hearing on the planned #layoffs. Until then, they will not move forward, she said.

#law#Trump#consumers
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Nonilex

In court filings ahead of the hearing, Mark Paoletta, the bureau’s chief legal officer, defended the #purge, which he said would “right-size” an agency filled w/ “vast waste.” Paoletta said he & others had determined that it needed only 200 workers. Many legally required units — including those that focus on #FairLending, #StudentLoans & protections for older Americans — need only one! employee, he said.

#law#Trump#CFPB
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Nonilex

After the #Trump admin sent termination notices on Thurs to 90% of employees at the #CFPB — some 1,500 people — Judge #AmyBermanJackson of the Federal District Court in Washington ordered a hearing at 11AM today. She is seeking to determine if the terminations violated an injunction she imposed barring agency ofcls from dismantling the bureau so completely that it cannot carry out its legally mandated duties.

#law#consumers#finance
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beSpacific

Financial Times reported China can make American #consumers feel the pain of a #tradewar in variety of different ways heading into the summer months and holidays, noting that US #imports 80% of their #iPhones from #China with other key sectors of US consumer goods reflect a very high percentage of imports from China:
90% of #rareearthminerals in the US come from China
80% of air conditioners
80% of electric fans
75% of #toys
75% of #bicycles
50% antibiotics #pharma #medicine #healthcare #economy

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Nonilex

Judge scraps US rule capping #CreditCard late fees at $8

U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth, #Texas granted a joint request by #Trump’s #CFPB and a coalition of 6 business & banking groups [pretty much who the CFPB is supposed to be protecting #consumers from] including the US Chamber of #Commerce & American #Bankers Association to scrap the rule adopted during President Joe #Biden's administration.

#law #economy #PersonalFinance
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