Williams-Sonoma CEO Laura Alber told CNBC's Jim Cramer how the company is dealing with the effects of President Donald Trump's tariff hikes."We've been busy," she said. "And we've also been reminded, you know, it's important to have that flexible mindset, but also to have options in sourcing, and particularly with our big programs, to have...different alternatives."The home goods and furniture outfit owns several retail brands alongside its namesake, including Pottery Barn and West Elm. It posted quarterly ...

The US raised "reciprocal tariffs" on China to 125% on April 9, but announced a 90-day pause on such tariffs on other economies, replacing it with a broad 10% tariff hike. The "reciprocal tariffs" is in addition to the 20% tariff hikes (related to fentanyl control) that have already been implemented by the Trump administration since early February this year, and on top of the tariffs added during the first Trump administration and Biden era. China has retaliated with similar tariff hikes on US goods since t ...