The president on Thursday announced new tariffs on furniture, cabinets, certain medicines and other goods.
LaMont Bynum, CEO of furniture showroom and design center Rite At Home, is among the Atlanta business owners already hit by inflation who could feel more pressure from rising prices. (Deshaun Cockroft/DC Photography)
“Here we go again.”
That’s what LaMont Bynum said he thought when President Donald Trump announced his latest round of import taxes, which target specific goods.
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Amy Wenk is the consumer brands reporter for the AJC.
