Corporate America's toughest job? Being COO during the tariff whiplash

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• The Supreme Court struck down much of Trump's tariffs, but Trump could try to impose levies in other ways.
• COOs, who are responsible for overseeing where companies build and source products, are in a tough spot.
• The uncertainty and whiplash surrounding tariffs is "very frustrating," said one COO of an HVAC company.

Friday's tariff ruling has once again put America's supply-chain bosses in a bind.

By striking down much of President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff policy...