Angel Zheng is relying on the Japanese principle of "ikigai" to turn her passion for matcha — a powdered green tea with a unique taste and purported health benefits — into building what she hopes will be an iconic household brand of the future. At just 25 years old, Zheng has already owned at least
How to tell if you have qualified business income The QBI deduction applies to so-called pass-through businesses, which report profits or losses on individual tax returns. This includes partnerships and S-corporations, along with some trusts and estates. Sole proprietors, such as freelance, contract and gig economy workers, also qualify. For 2025, the tax break starts
The Trump administration's trade truce with China that paused the steepest tariffs on Chinese goods isn't offering much of a reprieve to many importers. Stacking of multiple tariff layers already implemented during the trade war has pushed up costs to import retail goods much higher than the 30% associated with the tentative agreement. "While companies
Across consumers, corporate boardrooms and Wall Street, the feeling of economic optimism that came with the start of the second Trump administration quickly dwindled amid growing uncertainty around the impact of tariffs and a potential recession. Main Street has seen a similar shift, according to the new quarterly CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey. Just 30% of
Economic uncertainty affects everyone, but new data shows women small business owners are feeling the strain more acutely. This growing unease isn't just a reaction to headlines; it reflects real concerns about inflation, market volatility, and long-term business viability. And it's shaping how women view the economy and their financial future at a time when
Just across the U.S.-Canada border, some small businesses are taking tariffs personally. President Donald Trump has said his wide-sweeping tariffs, even on some of the country's closest trade partners, will rebalance international trade and bring manufacturing back stateside. But for the U.S.'s northern neighbors, tariffs may mean an erosion of trust. The country's trade relationship
Apple's iPhone and other technology hardware, from chips to PCs, received a China tariff reprieve from President Trump on Saturday, but for much of the U.S. economy and small business owners, the damage will soon be irreversible from the 145% tariffs being imposed on Chinese imports. Canceled freight orders and abandoned freight from China are
Businesses both large and small tell CNBC that the latest round of President Donald Trump's tariffs, targeting countries all over the world and taking the trade levies up to the highest rates in a century, could result in freight being abandoned at ports as cash-strapped owners and CEOs reject incoming goods that could financially wipe
Meta Platforms is among the U.S. tech giants leading the race to invest in generative AI and the foundational large language models that the AI breakthroughs rely on, and it's also taken an open-source approach to its AI development, allowing the tech innovations to be shared widely. Those innovations are occurring rapidly. "Not just daily.
