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Hundreds of employees at dozens of fashion and beauty companies would be affected by the Trump administration’s new policy charging employers $100,000 for H-1B work visa applications, a BoF analysis of government data shows.
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Footwear exports fell 27 percent in September, while textile exports also saw a sharp drop of 20 percent.
Switzerland has offered to invest in the US gold-refining industry, as part of its efforts to persuade the Trump administration to lower the 39 percent import tariff imposed last month.
President Donald Trump announced a fresh round of tariffs on pharmaceuticals, heavy trucks and furniture, including a 100% duty on patented drugs unless the producer is building a manufacturing plant in the US.
‘I had a very good talk with President Xi,’ Trump told reporters in the Oval Office of the White House.
Mike Sykes is the Sports and Fashion Correspondent at the Business of Fashion. He is based in Washington, D.C. and is laser-focused on covering the sportswear world where it intersects with fashion, tech and more.
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