REUTERS/Stringer President Donald Trump signed off on a new 30% tax on imported solar panels Tuesday. But most of the US jobs in the solar sector aren't in manufacturing, they're in installation. US companies say they're bracing for "meaningful job loss" because of the decision. But because the tax isn't permanent and is not as high as some had feared, solar installer stocks aren't taking a hit yet. Nearly every solar panel that will be put on a roof in the US just got a little more expensive. O...
Trump just dealt a major blow to the fastest-growing job market in the US
Business Insider - 23 Jan 2018 23:44
REUTERS/Stringer President Donald Trump signed off on a new 30% tax on imported solar panels Tuesday. But most of the US jobs in the solar sector aren't in manufacturing, they're in installation. US companies say they're bracing for "meaningful job loss" because of the decision. But because the tax isn't permanent and is not as high as some had feared, solar installer stocks aren't taking a hit yet. Nearly every solar panel that will be put on a roof in the US just got a little more expensive. O...
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