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USA Today
29-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Former UFC champion Holly Holm shuts out undefeated opponent in boxing return
Former UFC champion and boxing Hall of Famer Holly Holm still has serious skills in the ring. Holm (34-2-3) stepped through the ropes to compete in boxing for the first time since 2013 in the feature preliminary bout on the Jake Paul vs. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. undercard at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Yolanda Vega came into the bout undefeated, but couldn't get anything going. Holm scored a complete shutout over Vega (10-1) in their 10-round, 137-pound bout, winning with unanimous scores of 100-90. Even though Holm has spent more than a decade building a championship resume in MMA, she picked up right where she left off in the sport that only allows the use of her hands. Holm was quick on the outside as she worked behind a lead jab. She stuck and moved on Vega throughout the 10-round fight, and reached the final bell with little to no damage. During her in-ring post-fight interview, Holm, 43, said her goal is to fight for another championship in boxing before she's done. She intends to take it one fight at a time and will be ready for her next opponent as she works toward a title opportunity. "The Preacher's Daughter" admitted she fell in love with the ability to throw kicks in a fight, which is why she decided to leave boxing behind initially. Holm exited the UFC following a submission loss to Kayla Harrison at UFC 300 last April. Her final victory in the UFC was a unanimous decision win over Yana Santos in March 2023. In boxing, Holm's winning streak is now four, all by decision, stretching back to 2012 before becoming a full-time MMA fighter. She was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2022 for racking up 14 world title wins across three weight classes.
Newsweek
28-06-2025
- Business
- Newsweek
Gen Zers Convinced They Can Predict a Recession—It's Not Going Well
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. We have been long advised not to believe everything that we see online, but when creators start citing Gwyneth Paltrow's carb cravings or the rise of Pilates chic as signs of a looming financial crash, the question becomes unavoidable: do any of these so-called "recession indicators" hold real validity? Across TikTok, Instagram and YouTube, Gen Zers and younger millennials have been spotlighting the curious return of several late 2000s' and early 2010s' cultural motifs—some subtle, others screamingly obvious. Platinum blonde hair with visible dark roots; the reemergence of "recession pop" music; the rising popularity of "skinny chic," not long ago dubbed problematic: the list goes on, including, unmanicured nails, mustache-embossed crockery and even the rerelease of Coca-Cola's "Share a Coke" campaign. The implication? A return to recession-era culture suggests a return to recession itself. Some of these social media-driven indicators are grounded in economic behaviors we have seen before—people cutting spending and dressing to appeal to those in positions of power. But others are, at best, psychological signposts and, at worst, internet inside-jokes. "Pop culture 'recession indicators' are entertaining—but they are not economic science," Louis Carter, founder and CEO of Best Practice Institute, told Newsweek. "These trends are reflections of mood, and lack of human logic—not causes of market movement." In conversations with Newsweek, content creators, analysts, and economists unpacked the cultural, financial, and political narratives behind several trending indicators—and whether anything can actually be predicted from them. 'Recession Blonde' Leah Holm, a marketing manager and influencer known as @ladyleahmarie, recently gained viral attention for her breakdown of "recession blonde"—a style featuring platinum blonde hair with grown-out roots, seen in the late 2000s and very early 2010s and making a comeback today. "This trend was the direct result of the economical state of the world at the time," Holm said in a TikTok video. "Prices went up, people had less money … The girls who would previously get their roots touched up every 4 to 6 weeks didn't have money to do so, so they let them grow out, and this became a trend." Holm told Newsweek that fashion reflects cultural and economic conditions—and, right now, we are in what she calls a "recession-core" moment. "Fashion has always mirrored the times we are living in—economically, politically, and emotionally," Holm said. "We are seeing a shift toward timeless, minimalist styles in response to inflation, job insecurity, and global uncertainty. "Think muted colors, clean silhouettes, and an emphasis on quality over quantity." Holm has spotted a marked rise in aesthetics labeled "old money" or "quiet luxury," alongside emerging consumer trends such as "capsule wardrobes," and creators engaging in "low-buy years" or "underconsumption"—all of which are geared toward people spending less. 'Recession Pop' For Texas-based content creator Xavier Wilson (@ 27, the rise of "recession" talk online is less about market indicators and more about cultural anxiety playing out on loop. His videos focus on class divides and the social-mobility traps that Gen Z face. "I think the idea of a recession online has become an anxious long-running joke and trend," Wilson told Newsweek. "TikTok rose to popularity during the pandemic, when recession fears were high and they never really went away. "That created an ongoing wave of trends that anyone could participate in, everyone can relate to, and that sparks enough conversation to stay active in the algorithm." Wilson, who was featured in a Gen Z report presented at the 2023 World Economic Forum, said that, for younger generations, the recession is more cultural than fiscal. It is gamified, meme-ified and shared endlessly—but also rooted in real anxiety. "While our parents have experienced recessions, it is not 'real' for Gen Z in the same way," Wilson said. "It is a bit of a game—'Is this indicator a real one?' Will this finally bring the recession we've been talking about for years?" Online, "recession pop" has become a nostalgic shorthand for the glossy, synth-heavy hits of the late 2000s and early 2010s—think Kesha, early Katy Perry, and The Black Eyed Peas—resurfacing across playlists and TikTok montages. The sound evokes a time when escapism ruled the charts, and its return feels eerily timely to some. Ozempic, Pilates, and Conservative Lifestyles On Instagram, MaryBeth Monaco-Vavrik (@ ignited discussion with her viral video exploring the connections between fitness aesthetics, cultural shifts and what that can suggest about the economy. "There is a strong pattern of fitness ideals shifting based on political and cultural values," Monaco-Vavrik, a certified barre instructor based in Washington, D.C., told Newsweek. "Pilates aligns with the 'clean girl' aesthetic and broader conservative shift we are seeing." From left: A screenshot of Nicole Richie sporting "recession blonde" hair from a TikTok video by @ladyleahmarie; and a stock image of a road sign reading "recession ahead." From left: A screenshot of Nicole Richie sporting "recession blonde" hair from a TikTok video by @ladyleahmarie; and a stock image of a road sign reading "recession ahead." @ladyleahmarie / Getty Images The Ozempic craze and resurgence of ultra-thinness are part of that same ideological fabric. "The sanitized, exclusionary aesthetic of Pilates reflects certain values: control, conformity, proximity to whiteness and wealth," the 24-year-old added. The Hemline Index Coca-Cola's revival of its "Share a Coke" campaign and the popularity of late 2000s and early 2010s fashion staples—large handbags, indie sleaze styling, heels and peplum detailing—have all been flagged online as evidence of a looming economic downturn. One creator, @ shared in a TikTok video that they had used data to dissect which trends are actually indicative of a looming recession. They concluded that mini skirts were the "most confident predictor of consumer confidence in the economy," later elaborating that the garments becoming trendier suggests that consumer confidence in the economy has dropped. The idea that skirt length can be representative of economic change is called the hemline index. The creator added that indie sleaze styling, big bags, maxi skirts and blazers becoming trendier is also indicative of a looming recession, among other talked-about nods to the economy like lipstick theory. @ These are just the recession indicators that I have been hearing about a lot — but please let me know if you have any other indicators that you would like to test. A bit more on the analysis: I didn't want to just report on some growth metrics (I saw a financial advice account report that maxi skirts were trending in the google data this past month which means we are going into a recession. Like, it's spring, so ofc they are?), or run a bunch of regressions between consumer confidence in the economy (CCI) and a single search term for each recession indicator. So! I used structural equation modelling, which allows me to combine multiple items and search terms into a single variable. For example, I have included the volume of people looking for hobo bags, oversized bags, tote bags, balenciaga city bags, louis vuitton neverful, etc., within my 'big bag theory' variable. And for indie sleaze, I have a bunch of trends associated with it within its latent variable, such as: cheetah, leopard, fur, skinny jeans, disco pants, etc. When you are building this model, you have to ensure that al of these variables are trending together and not just making a big mess. Here, you have to take time to evaluate the the model fit and factor loadings for each item before it could be included in the latent variable and therefore in the regression. Hope that makes sense! Might do a post or another video explaining all of this in-depth! Might include the R code if someone is interested… ? In the end, mini skirts and blazers had a strong negative relationship with CCI — suggesting that interest in these items can be signals that the economy is doing poorly. Big bags, lipstick, maxi skirts, and indie sleaze had a moderate negative relationship, and then peplums and high heels had no relationship. I know someone in the comments will say that my R2 values are way too low — and I totally thought the same thing. However, after looking at expected R2 values for cultural data and real world signals versus experimental data — these values are pretty good. (Feel free to argue with me tho, I'm not an expert.) (Oh and this is just US data btw.) ♬ original sound - Style Analytics Destiny Chatman, a consumer expert at is not certain things are quite so simple. "Things that were popular in the 2010s coming back in 2025 do signal that we are headed toward a recession because 2007 to 2009 was the last Great Recession in America," she said. "However, everything old does become new again, and people should take these 'recession indicators' with a grain of salt." Kristen Smirnov, a professor at Whittier College, emphasized the cyclical nature of aesthetics. "Pop culture and fashion trends are naturally cyclical," Smirnov told Newsweek. "Part of how we signal social capital is by showing we are in tune with what is current, and 'what is current' often swings away from whatever came just before." Possibly the most-mocked "indicator" of all has been actress and wellness mogul Gwyneth Paltrow announcing she will start eating carbs again—an abrupt dietary change for someone long associated with extreme wellness trends. Online, it was quickly labeled a "recession-coded" move, but Hila Harary, a trend forecaster at Tectonic Shift, sees it differently. "Gwyneth Paltrow's diet is not being revived—it is being rejected," Harary told Newsweek. "People are choosing joy over control … To enjoy the pasta, not obsess over celery juice." Harary noted that this cultural nostalgia for a rose-tinted past is often mistaken for economic nostalgia. "Nostalgia shows up elsewhere—in the resurgence of the early 2010s trends, for example," she added. "But that is about emotional security. "When the present feels unstable, people gravitate toward eras that felt simpler, it is comfort, not forecasting." Harary pointed to broader movements such as "Back to the Roots," encompassing gardening, sustainability, and natural beauty. "Yes, economic pressure can amplify these shifts, but the root cause is values, not just cost," she said. "The 'trad wife' trend fits here, too—a return to traditional, more conservative ways of living. "It is not caused by a recession, but it can have recession-like effects on household economics." Financial experts agreed that the meme economy and actual economy have little overlap. "Cultural clues are fun to watch, but real financial strategy relies on indicators like the inverted yield curve, jobless claims and earnings data," Steven Rogé, chief investment officer of R.W. Rogé & Company, Inc., told Newsweek. "These meme-worthy signals reflect consumer concerns, not economic truth, and even amplify anxiety, potentially influencing real spending." Certified financial planner Prudence Zhu agreed that trends like diet shifts and aesthetic preferences offer us an insight into consumer psychology—but not economics. "They are more of a lighthearted way for people to engage with economic discussions rather than reliable recession indicators," Zhu told Newsweek. "It is important to focus on economic data such as GDP growth, unemployment, and inflation." While the indicators may be satirical, the anxiety behind them appears to be real. The latest Bank of Montreal (BMO) Real Financial Progress Index revealed that 67 percent of Americans say their concerns about a recession have increased, with Gen Z concern jumping 18 points in one month; 65 percent of millennials also reported an increased economic concern. But experts say that what we are seeing online is less an indication of recession and more a cultural mood board drawn from collective uncertainty. "These trends aren't forecasting a recession," Harary said. "They reflect how we are processing instability."
Pink Villa
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
What is Holly Holm's relationship status? A look at her family, UFC record, and life outside cage
Best known for her shocking knockout of Ronda Rousey in 2015, Holly Holm's boxing career was both long and decorated. With two International Hall of Fame inductions and titles across three weight classes, Holm wasn't just a belt-holder; she was widely recognized as one of the top pound-for-pound fighters of her time. But outside the cage, Holm has always kept a low profile. Fans have wondered about her private life, especially when it comes to marriage, family, and life beyond the Octagon. As she gears up for a high-profile return to boxing on June 28, let's take a closer look at the woman titled 'The Preacher's Daughter.' Holly Holm's marriage to Jeff Kirkpatrick and why she stayed single after Holly Holm married Jeff Kirkpatrick on April 27, 2012, during the early days of her MMA career. According to Essentially Sports, they tied the knot in Mexico after dating for several years. Kirkpatrick, a businessman from Albuquerque, briefly found media attention due to Holm's growing fame. However, cracks began to show. Holm filed for divorce in 2019, citing 'incompatibility' and frequent conflicts. As TMZ reported at the time, the couple had already separated by March 2018. Holm changed her surname back and didn't request spousal support as both were financially independent. Since then, Holm has kept her love life entirely out of the public eye. Sportskeeda confirms that she has not been linked to any new partners and has no children, instead choosing to focus entirely on her fighting career. A fighting legacy spanning three sports: Holm's age, career, and more Born on October 17, 1981, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Holm is now 43. Before combat sports, she was a multisport athlete, playing soccer and competing in gymnastics. She fell into kickboxing by chance, caught the eye of coach Mike Winkeljohn, and never looked back. Her résumé is legendary: a 33-2-3 record in boxing with multiple world titles, induction into two boxing Halls of Fame, and a UFC bantamweight belt won via a jaw-dropping KO of Ronda Rousey at UFC 193. She ended her UFC run in 2024, as reported by The Sportster. Holly Holm will be returning to boxing against the undefeated Yolanda Vega on June 28, as part of Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Surviving dogs, a backcountry rescue: Story of deadly plane crash in Idaho retold
For former U.S. Forest Service smokejumper Wayne Williams, the best part of reading an Idaho author's recent book was finding out what happened to the dog at the end. Williams was one of the first responders who helped rescue survivors, recover the deceased and clear the wreckage of the June 1979 plane crash chronicled in the book 'In Selway Shadows: Last Flight of 148Z,' written by Richard Holm, a backcountry pilot based in McCall, and published in March. Williams, a U.S. Forest Service smokejumper, spent the first night at the scene of the crash camped beside the dog, Bess, a retriever-German shepherd mix who'd sustained a fractured leg when the plane went down in the Selway River. After the dog was evacuated the next day by plane, Williams never learned what happened to her. Holm tracked down details — like what happened to Bess — by poring over documents and interviewing witnesses, including the two survivors of the crash to create the most complete account of the event, which killed 10 people. Holm's book offers a look at life before the flight, the crash's impact on survivors and the victims' families and the ways a wilderness community rallied to recover the wreckage from a near-impossible crash site. It also details an investigation that shows how this became the deadliest aviation incident in Forest Service history. 'It's a tragic story, but it's also one of a lot of heroism,' Holm told the Idaho Statesman in a phone interview. 'The larger story is made up of all these incredible smaller stories that are just truly unbelievable.' Holm first heard about Flight 148Z while working on a book about the history of Idaho's backcountry airstrips. But the topic 'kind of fell in my lap again,' he said, through a friend he'd met in his research — Cindy Bartholf, a former archaeologist with the Nez Perce National Forest near Grangeville in North Idaho. Bartholf contacted Holm in 2016 about an airplane data tag that a Florida man had 'returned' to the forest. He said he found it in the Selway River in the fall of 1979 during a rafting trip and believed it to be from Flight 148Z. Bartholf was puzzled with the data tag, which was stamped with information that identified the plane as a U.S. Army Air Forces and Douglas Aircraft C-47A. Flight 148Z was a different type of aircraft, a Douglas Aircraft DC-3. Holm suspects the artifact is authentic. The two aircraft were similar — the C-47A was used in World War II as a military plane, while the DC-3 was considered its civilian equivalent. In his book, Holm said Flight 148Z could have been built as a C-47A during the war and converted to a non-military plane used by the Forest Service. Regardless, the aluminum tag sparked his interest in the crash. And Bartholf was the perfect contact. Her father, Art Seamans, led the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness's Moose Creek Ranger District in 1979. He had ordered the ill-fated aircraft for a training that was planned at the remote ranger station. Bartholf and her mother and sister were slated to be on Flight 148Z. 'Fortunately, we flew in on an earlier flight, on a Cessna 206, with a local air service,' Bartholf told the Statesman in an email. 'Knowing that we could have been on the plane has and will forever haunt me. God had a different plan for us.' When the DC-3 took off from Grangeville on June 11, 1979, it carried 10 passengers, two pilots and two dogs. All the passengers sat along the lefthand side of the plane, while cargo was arranged on the right. One of the survivors, then-17-year-old Moose Creek assistant station guard Bryant Stringham, later told Holm he recalled watching the scenery of the Idaho wilderness from the windows across the aircraft as his beagle, Beetle, seemed agitated and cocked his head back and forth at the engine across the aisle. Holm said halfway into the 30-minute flight, the pilots noticed an issue with the engine on the left side of the plane, which had overheated. The pilots turned it off, he said, knowing the airplane was certified to fly on a single engine if it had to. Within about a minute, the right engine exploded in front of the passengers' eyes and fell away from the plane. The pilots fought to land the plane in the Selway as rafters and hikers — including a Spokesman-Review photographer who snapped a famous photo — watched its descent. Only three people made it out of the plane: Stringham; helitack firefighter Charlie Dietz, 26; and Nez Perce National Forest engineer Andy Taylor, 59. Taylor died of injuries from the crash as Williams' smokejumper team administered first aid at the scene. Both dogs, Bess and Beetle, also survived. Beetle was found by a hiker and returned to Stringham, who, after helping the other two surviving passengers, went for help. He rode on horseback to the Moose Creek Ranger Station before being put on another plane back to Grangeville with Beetle. The Army National Guard airlifted Dietz, who was badly injured in the crash, by helicopter to Spokane. The smokejumper team had settled down to camp for the night, and some of them sheltered Bess and built a fire to keep her comfortable. A helicopter took Bess back to Grangeville the next day. It was the last Williams heard of the dog until he read Holm's book. Bess had belonged to Catherine 'Tykie' Hodgin, who was flying out to staff the fire lookout at Shissler Peak. Hodgin died in the crash. Bess was treated for a fractured leg and adopted by Hodgin's friend and ex-husband, Dan Hodgin, Holm said in the book. That day, Williams' smokejumper team was told to return to base in Missoula, Montana. But Williams and four others asked to stay. 'We didn't have any idea what we would be up against, most of us,' Williams told the Statesman in a phone interview. He remained in Moose Creek for a week, initially recovering aircraft debris but soon recovering the bodies of the victims. He worked alongside employees from other Forest Service districts, including Moose Creek, where many of the victims were already well-known. The remote area was one of few wilderness districts in the Forest Service at the time, and the primitive requirements there forced employees to work closely and forged a deep sense of pride in their work, Williams said. The wilderness proved especially challenging when it came to removing the remaining wreckage of the airplane from the fast-moving Selway River. Officials leaned on two Moose Creek employees who had built many of the primitive-style bridges in the wilderness area, for a solution. Holm said the pair crafted 'block and tackle' pulley systems that helped lift both aircraft engines, the tail and the wing from the river. Holm's book delves into the Forest Service investigation that identified what went wrong with both engines — a series of 'very poor maintenance' and other repair and inspection errors for which no individual or agency ever took responsibility, Holm said. He wove the technical aviation story alongside the stories of the people who were lost, those who survived and the dozens more who were impacted by the crash. Williams and Bartholf said they were taken back to June 1979 as they spoke with Holm, and again when they read 'In Selway Shadows' and saw the incident from other perspectives. For Bartholf, it was an emotional journey that reminded her of summers spent on the Moose Creek Ranger District with her family. She shared documents with Holm that her parents had saved, including funeral programs, letters to victims' families and her father's handwritten manifest for the flight. She said it was 'surreal' to read about her family's experiences but applauded Holm's ability to bring Moose Creek to life and show the human element of a story that, until now, had only been told in bits and pieces. Williams said he recently met with another smokejumper from the crew that responded on the day of the crash to discuss the book. The men talked about how the book brought back details they'd forgotten in the decades since the crash, and taught them things they never knew — like what happened to Bess. 'It was in some sense sort of enlightening in one way and sort of sad in another,' Williams said. 'I know more now about the people who died on that aircraft than I did on the day the rescue took place. The book introduced me to those individuals who I'd never known.'
Boston Globe
31-05-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
Facing an ‘existential threat,' a Vermont business helped take on Trump's tariffs
Although Terry Precision Cycling manufactures much of its merchandise in Spokane, Wash., it also imports materials and finished goods from China, Taiwan, Vietnam, El Salvador, Italy and the Philippines, said Nik Holm, its president. President Trump has sharply increased tariffs on all those countries, creating what Holm called 'an existential threat' to his company. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up So he decided to join four other US businesses in filing a lawsuit challenging the legality of those tariffs, which Advertisement 'To have the best chance of survival was to join up here,' Holm told the Globe, noting the high tariffs Trump slapped on China added nearly $50 to the cost of a Caicos short. He was forced to pass most of that cost onto his customers, hiking the retail price to $199.95 from an anticipated $165. 'When you're up against the wall ...there was no hesitancy for me personally because as president I knew it was the best path forward for our company to have our best footing,' Holm said of joining the lawsuit against Trump. Advertisement In the suit filed by the Liberty Justice Center, a libertarian public interest law firm, and a second one filed by 12 Democratic state attorneys general, the US Court of International Trade Wednesday ruled Trump's tariffs are illegal. The ruling, which is a blow to Trump's aggressive trade policy, was then temporarily halted by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and could ultimately be decided by the Supreme Court. White House officials have said they believe Trump's tariff authority ultimately will be upheld. But Holm remains optimistic the courts will quash the higher levies. 'We're a small company dealing with global supply chain disruptions and rising costs caused by these tariffs that shouldn't have been in there in the first place,' he said. The ruling helps him believe that 'we're going to come through have better clarity on the other side.' Nik Holm, president of Terry Precision Cycling. (Terry Precision Cycling) Terry Precision Cycling There's been little clarity up to this point. The 16-employee company has scrambled to keep up with Trump's constant changes to tariff rates while trying to find alternative sources for the unique materials in its products. 'We haven't been working on innovation the last couple of months,' he said. 'We've been working on tariff mitigation and sourcing products from other channels.' Holm declined to say who he voted for in the 2024 election, but said his politics weren't involved in the decision to join the suit. 'This wasn't a political move in the sense that we were going after the Trump administration,' he said. 'We were going after the survival... of our company.' Advertisement Terry Precision Cycling is located in progressive Burlington, but its customers are from around the country and Holm said there has been some backlash in the chat section of its website for joining the lawsuit. 'That's even more of a reason that we need to stick our neck out there because somebody has to do it,' Holm said. The company is used to paying tariffs. Even before Trump took office in January, the base tariff rate on its imported biking tops was 32 percent, Holm said. But the dramatically increases from Trump were an unforeseen hit. Holm said he started the year targeting $50,000 in operating income. The tariffs have added $45,000 to his costs. And if they stay in place, the hit will be $1.2 million next year. 'That just would not be sustainable,' he said. " And obviously all that would have to be somehow passed to the consumer or adjusted supply chains." But adjusting supply chains in such a specialized business and doing more domestic manufacturing is not easy. One of the company's product lines used to be made in the United States, but the manufacturer couldn't find enough workers to do the sewing so production moved to China, Holm said. And even for the products Terry Precision Cycling makes in Spokane, all the high-end fabrics they use come from abroad. 'El Salvador, China, Italy, a number of European countries mills that just don't exist in this country,' he said. The K-L Manufacturing facility in Spokane, Wash., which makes products for Terry Precision Cycling of Burlington, Vt. (Terry Precision Cycling) Terry Precision Cycling Trump has said the tariffs are designed to bring more manufacturing back to the United States. But Holm said it would take years to develop factories that can produce those materials domestically. Advertisement 'That would take quite some time and quite some investment in infrastructure and... some incentives to build out [to produce] the fabric and chamois and elastic and zippers and everything that goes into the garments we build,' he said. 'That would be a big feat for the country to do, to say, 'Hey, we're going to make this all in the United States.' ' And were that even possible, the cost of domestically-produced materials would be much higher., Holm said. The lower cost of its goods from China has helped offset the higher cost of manufacturing others in Spokane, he said. Doing it all in the United States would mean substantial price increases for consumers. In the meantime, Holm has been trying to find ways to reduce the cost of the tariffs. 'We look at our Philippine supplier and say, 'What else can you do? Can you do more to take away from the Chinese made goods?' ' he said. One of his Chinese manufacturers is building a factory in Cambodia, but Trump increased tariffs on that country as well. Like many US businesses, Terry Precision Cycling is just trying to keep its head above water as the tariff issue plays out in court and in negotiations between the Trump administration and foreign trading partners. 'It's a lot of uncertainty for sure,' Holm said. 'We and everybody else are stuck between a rock and a hard place currently.' Jim Puzzanghera can be reached at
