Tariff-fueled inflation, meteor strike both rare

A top White House economic advisor on Tuesday likened the odds that President Donald Trump‘s tariffs will lead to higher prices to those of a meteorite striking earth. “Rare events happen. We get pandemics or, or meteors or whatever,” said Stephen Miran, chairman of Trump’s Council of Economic Advisers, on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” But “there’s…

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Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner tapped to lead Hershey

Kirk Tanner, then chief executive officer of North America beverages for PepsiCo Inc., speaks during the Bloomberg Power Players Summit in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020.  Marco Bello | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wendy’s CEO Kirk Tanner has been named the new chief executive of The Hershey Company, effective August 18. Tanner…

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