‘Just pure uncertainty.’ Small businesses are hopeful and fearful ahead of Trump’s second term

(CNN) — Family-run furniture and barware maker Barrel-Art has now been through three US presidential elections. While business before the 2024 race felt similar to 2016 and 2020, this year has also brought more unpredictability. Sales petered out in the months ahead of Election Day as businesses and shoppers paused... read full story

"I think business owners don't know how much of what they've heard from the president-elect on the campaign is real, how much is going to actually happen and how much he can do,"