Loloi stockpiled rugs from India, Turkey and other countries in advance, but inventory is running low.

Prices are higher, and the job market is weakening, but many people plan to spend heartily this season.

Material costs are rising, workers are scarce and customers are delaying new construction plans.

Inflation and a tough job market are making it harder for some people to pay back the car loans they signed in better times.

President Trump’s tariffs on timber, wood, furniture and kitchen cabinets could raise the cost of building and buying a home.

Import duties are posing a challenge to some smaller companies, which fear that raising prices to cover higher costs will drive away customers.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, has proposed no-cost, universal child care, helping to reignite a national conversation.

Coffee prices are up nearly 21 percent over the past year, partly because of President Trump’s punishing tariffs on Brazil and Vietnam.

Businesses that had been in a holding pattern during President Trump’s evolving trade war are starting to plan ahead with more conviction.