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Cassandra Sotos, co-owner and CEO of AmpRx, poses for a portrait at the company’s warehouse Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, in Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

US-Canada trade war further taxes small businesses as costs rise during the Iran war

September 16, 2026 at 1:47 p.m.

A trade war between the United States and Canada is making it more difficult and expensive for small businesses in the economically entwined countries to operate, according to business owners...

Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sue Amazon over inflated advertising prices

August 31, 2026 at 5:45 p.m.

The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states filed a lawsuit against online retailer Amazon on Monday claiming that it defrauded advertising customers.

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Illinois joins lawsuit over Trump’s new tariffs, calling them ‘pretext’ to replace his old ones

August 3, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

Illinois joined states suing the Trump administration Monday over its latest tariffs, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes the Supreme Court struck down in February.

A customer shops at a grocery store in Chicago, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Gas, groceries and back-to-school items likely to spike with higher oil prices

July 23, 2026 at 8:25 p.m.

Companies that produce and sell fresh food, school supplies and anything that gets shipped using fuel reported cost impacts from an earlier spike in energy prices.

President Donald Trump arrives with Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and owner Mark Walter for an event to honor the 2025 World Series champions Los Angeles Dodgers in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, July 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

President Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries as his 10% levies are set to expire

July 23, 2026 at 4:43 p.m.

President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies.

Delegation staff members meet in the lobby on the first day of a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)

The Strait of Hormuz’s future is unsettled even as more ships venture through

June 23, 2026 at 8:36 a.m.

Ship traffic has picked up in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the U.S. signed an interim deal to end a war that constricted global oil supplies and fueled...

Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)

Maritime data company says stranded ships have begun transiting the Strait of Hormuz

June 18, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.

Major shipowners have begun moving vessels through the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Iran signed an interim agreement to end their war, maritime data company Lloyd’s List Intelligence...

FILE – A employee works at a cash register in a grocery store in Schaumburg, Ill., Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Higher prices for gas, groceries and flights will likely outlast the Iran war

June 16, 2026 at 7:40 a.m.

A tentative deal to end the Iran war makes it reasonable to ask how soon prices will drop for gasoline, groceries, airline tickets and other items that got more expensive...

FILE – The United States Court of International Trade is seen in front of the Jacob K. Javits Federal building in this, March 18, 2015 photo, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, file)

As US Customs refines its tariff refund system, who gets in to apply is under dispute

June 9, 2026 at 8:52 a.m.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency official is set to testify in federal court Tuesday about the U.S. government’s plans for refunding billions of dollars that importers paid before...

Luciano V. replaces the fuel nozzel after filling the tank of their 1999 Mazda Miata at an Astro gas station on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

High oil prices due to the Iran war weigh on everything from the gas pump to consumer goods

April 30, 2026 at 8:42 p.m.

Pain at the pump. Higher postal prices. Flights canceled, costlier airplane tickets and baggage fees. Everyday items such as soap and toothpaste getting more expensive.

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