Her Business Was Thriving. Then Came the Tariffs.

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🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

When President Trump raised tariffs against China to an astonishing 145 percent last week, he radically changed the cost of doing business for thousands of American companies. Michael Barbaro speaks to Beth Benike, a small-business owner who fears her business will not survive the tariffs.

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0:00.0	From New York Times, I'm Michael Babaro.
0:04.3	This is the Daily.
0:13.2	Last week, when President Trump raised tariffs against China to an astonishing 145 percent,
0:26.5	he radically changed the cost of doing business for thousands of American companies,
0:32.2	so much so, in fact, that many of those companies may not survive.
0:38.3	Today, the story of one of those businesses.
0:48.8	It's Monday, April 14th.
0:54.2	All right, it's recording.
0:55.2	Okay.
0:58.3	Well, thank you for Beth making time for us.
0:59.8	We really appreciate it.
1:02.1	How are you doing over there?
1:03.8	Oh, not good.
1:04.9	Not good at all.
1:08.1	You look ever so slightly raw.
1:09.1	Yeah.
1:12.5	Well, I just talked to my best friend who, from the Army,
1:18.9	we met when we were serving together, and so I filled her in, and, you know, she's feeling hopeless and helpless with me now. We're going to get to why this has been such a trying
1:24.4	moment for you because of the terrorists. I want to start by having you tell us the story
1:31.5	of your company. And just to begin, tell us the name of the company and then tell us the story
1:38.4	of how you went about creating this company. So my name is Beth Beneke and I am the CEO and
1:44.0	founder of Busy Baby.
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