In this week's edition: 32 AI in ecommerce statistics, USPS rate changes, and Amazon holiday fees announced.

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Top 3

1. [READ] Ecommerce Fintech App Risks

• The four risk categories to evaluate before choosing a fintech app
• How to vet whether a fintech startup will still exist in three years
• Why percentage-of-sale pricing punishes you for growing
• The one question that matters most when evaluating a fintech vendor

2. [READ] Trump’s Tariffs Enter New Phase, Ending Months of Calm

• Temporary 10% import tariffs expire Friday, July 25
• Replacement tariffs expected under stronger legal authority.
• Proposed Section 301 tariffs could cover 99% of U.S. trade, averaging 17% tariff rates.

3. [READ] Which Countries Are Targeted in Trump's Tariff Turnover?

• See a visual of where the next phase of tariffs are expected to apply

In Other News

[READ] Here’s the inflation breakdown for June 2026 in one chart

• No surprise that gasoline was the top category of inflation
• The consumer price index rose 3.5% in June 2026 from a year earlier.
• It was a slowdown from May, the first pullback in the annual inflation rate since January.

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