Nov 26, 2024

Tariffs on Day One

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Trump says he'd impose 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada until they do more to stop fentanyl and migrants from crossing the border illegally.

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Tariffs on Mexico

by Will Grant

Mexicans and certainly officials in Mexico, remember the first Trump presidency, perhaps not in the most favorable light due to the president-elect’s rhetoric. The BBC’s Will Grant is in Mexico City for more.

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The U.S. faces a dire shortage of accountants

by Henry Epp

Nov 26, 2024

According to the American Institute of CPAs, the number of accounting graduates fell each year from 2016 to 2022 — and that’s led some to rethink the requirements for becoming a CPA.

"There's an image that it's all work and no play and no reward, that it's just grinding through the hours," said Lexy Kessler with accounting firm Aprio.

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