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  • 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
  • FILE – Workers sort avocados at a packing plant in Uruapan, Mexico, Nov. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Solis, File)Finance

    Business owners say Trump’s erratic trade policies are threatening investment and economic growth

    By Paul Wiseman, Anne D'Innocenzio, and others
  • FILE – In this May 9, 2019, file photo, steel rods produced at the Gerdau Ameristeel mill in St. Paul, Minn., await shipment. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)Finance

    Small business owners warn Trump’s tariffs will cut deep: ‘We are losing a lot of money’

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
  • This image provided by Budweiser shows the Budweiser 2025 Super Bowl NFL football spot. (Budweiser via AP)Lifestyle

    Super Bowl commercials aim for easy laughs and nostalgia to avoid potential political missteps

    By Dee-Ann Durbin, Mae Anderson, and others
  • A woman wearing a MAGA hat behind a candy counter smiles and gives a thumbs upRetail

    Small businesses are scrambling to prepare for Trump’s tariffs ‘to get ahead of what’s to come’

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
  • Property owners who preferred not to be named assess damage to their home and business, which bears orange notices calling for demolition, after the passage of Hurricane Milton, on Manasota Key in Englewood, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)Environment

    Hurricanes Helene and Milton caused billions in damage. Here’s how to deal with your insurer

    By Sally Ho, Mae Anderson, and others