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Financial & economic
The Fed Cuts Interest Rates for Third Time This Year, Blames Tariffs for Inflation Overshoot
NewsThe announcement comes after the central bank cut rates twice this fall.
Trump Holds Off on Imposing Additional Tariffs on Canada
NewsThe U.S. president threatened a 10% levy on the country after the Ontario provincial go...
Imports Fall, Trade Deficit Shrinks as Reciprocal Tariffs Take Effect
New figures from the U.S. Bureau of Econom...
Stran Promotional Solutions’ Sales Up 29% in Q3 but It Still Posts Net Loss
The Counselor Top 40 distributor reached s...
Gildan Activewear Announces Q3 Sales, Reports 2.2% YoY Growth Ahead of Hanes Acquisition
The Counselor Top 40 supplier has also rel...
Fed Cuts Rates for Second Time This Year, but Says a Third Cut in December Isn’t Guaranteed
NewsThe cut comes a little over a month after it lowered interest rates by 0.25 percentage ...
ASI Power Summit 2025: The Good & Bad of the Current Economy
NewsEconomist Mary Kelly shared the latest on economic growth, inflation, consumer spending...
New Wood, Lumber Tariffs Could Have Splintering Effect for Promo Companies
NewsA 10% tariff on foreign softwood lumber and timber and other related tariffs will go in...
Canada Post Workers Go on Strike
NewsThe nationwide stoppage, which began on Sept. 25, comes after the government demanded s...
Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates, Signals More To Come
The Fed announced it will bring interest r...
Stran Reports 95% Sales Increase in Q2
Organic sales growth and the company’s new...
Canadian Promo Says It’s ‘Business as Usual’ as Tariffs Go Into Effect
The 35% blanket rate on Canadian goods is ...
Hanesbrands Posts Year-Over-Year Sales Growth for Q2
The apparel manufacturer reported positive...
4imprint’s 2025 Half-Year Revenue Down 1%
The industry’s top distributor said that d...
Gildan Increases Sales by 6.5% in Q2
The publicly traded Counselor Top 40 appar...
Stat Spotlight: A Look at Where Promo & the Economy Stand Near Q2’s Close
NewsPositives include rising consumer, business and industry sentiment, along with moderate...
Postal Service Aims To Increase Prices in July
NewsThe planned hikes are intended to strengthen the agency financially and help it improve...
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Sales Rise but Bottom Line Sags as Cimpress Warns of Tariff Headwinds
NewsThe publicly traded Counselor Top 40 distributor, parent firm to Vistaprint, National P...
Gildan Reports 2.3% Sales Growth in Q1 2025, Driven by Activewear Performance
NewsDespite marketplace headwinds, the Counselor Top 40 supplier predicts that it will incr...
Stat Spotlight: GDP Drops, Promo Sales Fall & Confidence Plummets
NewsThe macroeconomic numbers show it’s been a difficult start to the year for the U.S. eco...
3M/Promotional Markets Reports Sales Drop in Q1 2025
NewsStill, the Counselor Top 40 supplier’s revenue decline was not as steep as the industry...