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They went out and bought a lot of goods because they wanted to get them in their warehouses and eventually on their shelves before the tariffs hit, so they started pushing sales beginning of -- of november even in october trying to move some of the inventory, so from a profitability perspective the whole model has changed quite a bit. arthel: they had front load this year, tell me, this how can small businesses take advantage of this new holiday spending trend, people are online, if youre small ...

Up much because whats been happening lately is retailers are trying to plan ahead. plan ahead before those tariffs hit. theyve been ordering inventory before that wave. they could absorb costs where it would come in in time or not pass it along to consumers. >> enjoy the peace and quiet. dozens dead after three days of protests in iraq. thousands injured. were going live to baghdad next. its tough to quit smoking cold turkey. so chantix can help you quit slow turkey. along with support, chanti...

Of disrupting the christmas season. >> now, again, thats very different. and ill use his words, not mine, than what donald trump has been saying about who tariffs hit and hurt, and lets play donald trump on that. >> the american taxpayer is not paying for it, the american taxpayer is not paying for it. what chinas doing, is by depressing their currency and pouring tremendous amounts of money into their system, theyre paying for it, the prices have not gone up. in fact in some cases theyve gone d...

Would make it more difficult to stop the migrants. they said their government has cracked down of illegals. mexican seas the northern triangle countries need more international aid. president trump cut american aid to those countries arguing that their governments were not doing enough to stop the migration that was flowing north and ending up at the u.s. certain border. >> neil: prices on everything from autos to avocados could be going up if the tariffs hit. robert gray in los angeles to detai...

Soybean purchases. basically, people wanted to get them from other countries before the tariffs hit. its the anticipation of a trade war. its not that theres a great new demand for soybeans. basically, this is not going to last. so the demand came up this quarter, but we wont see it in the subsequent quarters. >> because the tariffs are beginning to take effect, does that mean you see the end of that sugar high in the next quarter? does it get into the numbers that quickly? >> yeah, again, there...

Grow to 25%. instead, well be losing the bulk of revenue. what people tend to not understand is that when the president and the administration threatens trade wars, it doesnt matter if the tariffs been ine enacted or not. people are going to stop buying because, a, they dont want to risk goods being caught en route when the tariffs hit, and b, the way were handling things is angering customers in europe and elsewhere. as a result, were looking to shift priorities in marketing back to the domesti...

>> as we heard from kevin corke and some reporting out of the g-7, canada and the eu looking to strike at the heart of american business with retaliatory tariffs that could take effect next month. mexico already has a massive tariff in place on u.s. bourbon. american distilleries, many who are small businesses will worry theyll literally get crushed as countries around the world strike back and president trumps trade policies. joining me founder and general manager of catoctin, these tariffs hit...