NEW YORK (AP) β Executives at some of the world's biggest companies are faced with the tricky task of explaining how President Donald Trump's tariffs are impacting their business as they discuss the latest financial results. Some are making their best estimate based on what they know at the moment; others are pulling their outlooks altogether.
The only certainty is that they'll use a variation of the phrase βuncertain timesβ at least once as they speak with analysts.
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