Mark Cuban says businesses are stuck in a tariff guessing game — and that's keeping prices in check

Mark Cuban said tariff uncertainty is causing a price freeze.

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• Mark Cuban said tariff uncertainty is forcing firms to stockpile and freeze prices.
• Inflation cooled as businesses are delaying price hikes amid trade policy confusion.
• Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent said there's no price hikes yet, but firms are adapting differently.

Mark Cuban says there's a simple explanation for why inflation hasn't risen as much as economists predicted in recent months ...