Ty Pennington and Amanda Brinkman Talk Small Businesses, Big Dreams
Ty Pennington and Amanda Brinkman, hosts of "Small Business Revolution - Main Street," discuss the upcoming third season of the show. As of now, there are five cities in the running to be featured in the next season.
Brinkman talks about the positive impact of small businesses on small-town economies. She says the goal of the show is to grow these communities through small business investment. We talk with Pennington about his new role on the show and how it compares to his popular hosting gig on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition."
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results. Cook added that for the current quarter, assuming things don’t change, Apple expects to see $900 million added to its costs as a result of the tariffs.
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