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Collecting Trump's tariffs could be tricky. The agencies that screen imports say they're frequently overwhelmed and understaffed, and experts say exporters are becoming cannier at evading taxes.

It's the latest big company to back away from its diversity pledges to keep the U.S. government happy.

The rules for street vendors in Charlotte could be about to change. The current regulations date back to the 1980s, and City Council is considering changes as tensions rise among vendors, business owners and residents in some neighborhoods. WFAE's Marshall Terry and The Ledger's Cristina Bolling discuss this, and other local business news, on this week's BizWorthy.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the front brake lines in the SUVs "may be in contact" with their engine air cleaner outlet pipe due to a potential installation defect.

Consumer prices in April were up 2.3% from a year ago, the smallest annual increase in more than four years. Grocery prices fell 0.4%, thanks to a large drop in the price of eggs.

U.S. levies on Chinese goods will drop from at least 145% to 30% for an initial period of 90 days, while Chinese levies are set to fall from at least 125% to 10% on American goods.

In 1978, Congress gave federal workers the right to organize and bargain collectively, finding it in the public interest. Now Trump wants to end those labor rights for most of the federal workforce.

The bill's sponsor said Senate Bill 484 seeks to balance the rights of protesters and those of employers and their workers.

There's new tariffs on almost everything that is imported. Some of that increased cost is being eaten by exporters in other countries, but a lot of the higher prices are being picked up by Americans, who are seeing it in their receipts.

One of Charlotte’s best-known homegrown companies is being sold. AvidXchange was formed in 2000 and, as of the end of last year, had over 1,600 employees. The Ledger's Tony Mecia and WFAE's Marshall Terry have more on that, and other local business news, on this week's BizWorthy.