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  • Co-owners Dean Smith, left, and Joanne Farrugia pose for a photograph in JaZams, one of their toy stores Friday, June 27, 2025, in Princeton, N.J.Retail

    Small businesses say Trump tariffs are hurting this group of consumers this holiday season—here’s what is getting more expensive

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
  • tariffsEconomy

    ‘It wasn’t worth the $10 tariff for a $27 purchase’: American shoppers find maybe they just won’t buy that small thing from Canada or England this year

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A FedEx cargo plane is shown on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)North America

    Order holiday gifts early, as flight cuts and grounding of MD-11 planes deliver ‘one-two punch’ to cargo, supply-chain expert says

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
  • Postal workerNorth America

    Postal traffic to U.S. plunges 70% for a full 5 weeks after end of ‘de minimis’ exemption

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
  • Jimmy KimmelArts & Entertainment

    Kimmel’s return to ABC will be dark on dozens of stations, with ‘tension’ between Hollywood and the heartland on display

    By Mae Anderson, Matt Sedensky, and others
  • Empty boxes are stacked for reuse at A Sight For Sport Eyes, a brick-and-mortar and e-commerce store for sport goggles, Aug. 20, 2025, in West Linn, Ore.Retail

    ‘Consumers are going to be shocked’: An expiring tariff exemption for goods under $800 is about to throttle the world of e-commerce

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
  • FILE – U.S. Postal Service delivery vehicles are parked outside a post office in Boys Town, Neb., Aug. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)Economy

    Europe’s $64.6 billion postal pipeline of ‘de minimis’ goods comes to screeching halt

    By Demetris Nellas, Mae Anderson, and others
  • K-beautyEconomy

    $1.7 billion Korean beauty products market reels from tariff talk: ‘One of the things with K-beauty or Asian beauty is that it’s supposed to be accessible pricing’

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
  • A family shops in a JaZams toy store Friday, June 27, 2025, in Princeton, N.J. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Economy

    Businesses are finalizing their holiday orders amid tariffs. One toy store had to eliminate half the products it normally buys

    By Anne D'Innocenzio, Mae Anderson, and others
  • Axon CEO Rick Smith gives a thumbs upFinance

    CEO pay is exploding—and Axon’s Rick Smith is the biggest winner of them all

    By Mae Anderson, Paul Harloff, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a copy of a 2025 National Trade Estimate Report as he speaks during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Politics

    Trump’s China tariffs already cost a family-owned game business $16 million in orders from ships stranded at sea

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
  • Packages from Temu. (Photo by Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Finance

    The tariff loophole that drove Shein and Temu to fast-fashion dominance is closing in 8 days—and forcing the cheap brands to hike prices

    By The Associated Press and Mae Anderson
  • A worker carries a piece of trim into a home under constructionFinance

    Builders say Trump tariffs will add $7,500 to $10,000 to the cost of building a home. The outcome? More expensive or smaller houses

    By Alex Veiga, Mae Anderson, and others
  • Shown is a display of French Germany and Spanish wines at a Pennsylvania Fine Wine & Good Spirits in Flourtown, Pa., Thursday, March 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Politics

    Trump says a 200% tariff on European alcohol would be ‘great’ for American businesses but wine sellers say it will slam the whole industry—’including U.S. wineries’

    By Dee-Ann Durbin, Mae Anderson, and others
  • Chargrilled oystersFinance

    How one small oyster wholesaler is navigating Trump’s ‘chaos and shock and awe’ approach to tariffs

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press