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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)

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)

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 construction

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)

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 oysters

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)

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)

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)

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 up

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)

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

By Sally Ho, Mae Anderson, and others

Pedestrians on the boardwalk in Ocean City, New Jersey

American tourists are flocking to boardwalks and piers to stick to their summer budgets

By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press

Hock Tan

Pay for executives skyrocketed 12.6% last year, dwarfing the 4.1% raises for rank-and-file employees

By Mae Anderson, Paul Harloff, and others

Lisa Su, chairwoman and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices

Lisa Su tops list of highest-paid female CEOs with total compensation worth $30.3 million as women attaining top jobs hits record high

By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press

FILE – Broadcom CEO Hock Tan speaks as President Donald Trump listens during an event on Nov. 2, 2017 in Washington. Tan topped the AP survey of CEO pay with a package valued at about $162 million in 2023. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Typical S&P 500 CEO pay jumped nearly 13% to $16.3m last year—easily surpassing the gains for workers as inflation squeezes them

By Mae Anderson, Paul Harloff, and others

FILE – A hiring sign is displayed in Riverwoods, Ill., Tuesday, April 16, 2024. The Biden administration has finalized a new rule set to make millions of more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay in the U.S. The move marks the largest expansion in federal overtime eligibility seen in decades. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

How U.S. moves to drastically limit ‘noncompete’ agreements and expand overtime pay will affect workers

By Cathy Bussewitz, Mae Anderson, and others