AP Spotlight Strollers and other baby products will get more expensive — and harder to find — with tariffs DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Apr 22, 2025 Apr 22, 2025 Updated Jan 15, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sam Rutledge and his wife have a baby due in mid-July, so they thought they had a few more months to research and buy the gear they’ll need.kAmqFE !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A’D E2C:77 2??@F?46>6?E :? 62C=J pAC:= EFC?65 E96 4@FA=6’D D=@H H2=< :?E@ 2 DAC:?E] x? 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People are melting their old jewelry for cash as gold prices soar With gold prices at record highs, jewelry collectors are in meltdown mode.
Most Americans expect higher prices as a result of Trump's tariffs, new AP-NORC poll finds The survey finds many people fear the country is being steered into a recession and Trump’s broad and haphazardly enforced tariffs will cause …
'Nowhere to turn': Small businesses dependent on imports from China feel more desperate Since the Trump administration raised tariffs on goods from China to 145%, major orders were canceled and products were stranded overseas.
Liam and Olivia dominate — again — with top baby names for a sixth year in a row Also, for the sixth consecutive year, Emma took the second slot for girls, and Noah for boys.
How do hurricanes affect baby names? Spokeo compared data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Social Security Administration to see how storm names impact…
