President-Elect Donald Trump Could Enact Tariffs on Chinese Imports in 2025. Here's Why That Could Hurt Dollar Tree More Than Dollar General Next Year.

On Nov. 5, Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. As is the case with all politicians, there were many promises made during the campaign, but among Trump's proposals was a call to increase import tariffs on goods from China. Some are calling it Trump Tariffs 2.0, and the President-elect's intentions have only strengthened since winning the election.Investors are concerned about how these tariffs could impact discount retail stocks, including Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) and Dollar General (NYSE: DG). The market sees these two companies as direct competitors, and it's believed that the new Trump tariffs will squeeze profit margins for these companies.However, a closer inspection surprisingly shows that Dollar Tree could feel a greater impact than Dollar General for one simple reason.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool