American businesses are cancelling orders from China, postponing expansion plans and hunkering down to see what trade policy surprises President Donald Trump plans to spring on them next. The president’s massive and unpredictable taxes on imports seem likely to mean emptier shelves and higher prices for American shoppers,

President Trump said in an interview broadcasting later Tuesday that China “will probably eat those tariffs” when talking about the 145 percent overall tariff on its products. The president got