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Wall Street Breakfast

FedEx demands tariffs return to sender

Wall Street Breakfast

Seeking Alpha

Business News, News, Business, Investing

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 24 February 2026

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

FedEx (FDX) sues U.S. for full refund of IEEPA tariffs. (00:15) Hims & Hers Health (HIMS) discloses SEC investigation over copycat GLP-1s; stock falls. (01:20) IBM falls most since 2000 after Anthropic COBOL AI claims; Thomas says translation isn’t modernization. (02:36) 

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0:00.0

Welcome to Seeking Alpha's Wall Street Breakfast, where we cover the top news for investors every morning.

0:07.6

It's always good to be with you. Today is Tuesday, February 24th. I'm Julie Morgan.

0:14.8

FedEx has sued the Trump administration, seeking a full refund of the tariffs it paid under IEPA, the International Emergency Economic

0:23.3

Powers Act, after the Supreme Court ruled against the administration.

0:27.9

The lawsuit did not specify the amount due. The company filed the lawsuit in the U.S. Court of

0:33.6

International Trade, naming the Customs and Border Protection Agency, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott

0:40.4

and the U.S. as defendants. Several companies already filed lawsuits seeking AEPA tariff refunds

0:47.3

before the Supreme Court's ruling, including Costco, and that number is expected to rise significantly.

0:56.5

Penn Wharton budget model economists projected that reversing the IEPA tariffs will generate up to $175 billion in refunds. The firm

1:03.9

representing FedEx and Costco in their lawsuits say that they anticipate that the administration

1:09.1

will resist paying refunds and the process may take

1:12.4

some time. But they say retailers with significant tariff exposure should evaluate potential claims now.

1:20.6

Hems and Hers Health said in a 10-K filing that it received a letter from the staff of the

1:25.7

Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Enforcement,

1:29.5

notifying the company of an investigation.

1:32.4

The SEC directed it to preserve documents and information related to its public statements and disclosures

1:38.8

about compounded semaglutide and related business relationships.

1:43.6

The company said it is cooperating with the

1:45.9

investigation but is unable to predict when or how this matter will be concluded. Therefore, the

1:52.5

financial impact of the SEC investigation cannot be predicted at this time. Hems and hers health

1:58.8

reported Q4 Gap EPS of 8 cents, beating estimates by

2:03.3

3 cents, while revenue rose 28.4% year-over-year to $617.8 million, which was in line with

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