Washington, May 18, 2025 (AFP) - Bessent calls Walmart CEO after Trump lashes out over price hikes

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2025-05-18

The US Treasury chief said Sunday he had called Walmart's CEO, a day after President Donald Trump blasted the company for hiking prices over his tariffs and urged it to "eat" the costs. The massive American retailer on Thursday warned as it reported quarterly earnings that at least some of Trump's tariffs would be passed onto consumers, with price hikes becoming more noticeable in the coming weeks. "We will do our best to keep our prices as low a......

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