Today in Global Small Business: A Guide to History, Food, and Culture in New Mexico

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• The most striking thing about visiting New Mexico is feeling in touch with indigenous culture in a way that's rare in much of the rest of the U.S.
• Postal traffic to US drops more than 80% after trade exemption rule ends, UN agency says.
• Blood moon captivates sky-watchers during lunar eclipse.  Watch live.
• Quote of the week:  "I have traveled to many places but have no desire to leave New Mexico." – Rudolfo Anaya
• The Treasury Department will issue rebates if the Supreme Court upholds a ruling that President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs were an overstep of power, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday (9/7/25).  
• A US appeals court has ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, setting up a potential legal showdown that could upend his foreign policy agenda.

Trump's Sweeping Tariffs EXCEED His Authority

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Trump’s tariffs are headed to the Supreme Court after a court ruled them illegal.  A federal appeals court relied on recent Supreme Court rulings when it found President Trump's sweeping tariffs exceed his authority.

Last week, a federal appeals court found that President Donald Trump’s imposition of sweeping tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming into the U.S. exceeded presidential authority.

Will the Supreme Court side with Trump?  If they do, it provides further evidence of what many Americans fear: that this court has a different set of rules for the Trump administration.