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  • Tariff costs to companies this year to hit $1.2 trillion, with consumers taking most of the hit, S&P says

    10/17/2025 8:24:33 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 47 replies
    CNBC ^ | 10/16/2025 | Jeff Cox
    President Donald Trump’s tariffs will cost global businesses upward of $1.2 trillion in 2025, with most of the cost being passed onto consumers, according to a new analysis from S&P Global. In a white paper released Thursday, the firm said its estimate of additional expenses for companies is probably conservative. The price tag comes from information provided by some 15,000 sell-side analysts across 9,000 companies who contribute to S&P and its proprietary research indexes. “The sources of this trillion-dollar squeeze are broad. Tariffs and trade barriers act as taxes on supply chains and divert cash to governments; logistics delays and...