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Food prices in December were up 2.4% for the year — and if you go back five years, they’re up about 25%, according to the latest Consumer Price Index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here’s how small businesses are looking at the two prongs of the Federal Reserve’s dual mandate — keeping prices stable and employment steady — after news of the DOJ probe.

A new working paper finds that the actual average tariff rate is about half of what the Trump administration has announced — with big implications for U.S. businesses and consumers.

Sales were buoyed by expectations that prices would rise even more soon, tarrif concerns, and now-ended electric vehicle tax credits.

Since the pandemic began, grocery prices have gone up about 30%. You can blame a slew of factors, including supply chain disruptions and tariffs.

Here’s what to expect in 2026, after a year of “uncertainty.”

Since the de minimis exemption was abolished four months ago, the number of parcels coming to the U.S. worth less than $800 has fallen by 54%.

Industrial activity was down 0.1% in October and up 0.2% in November, according to the Federal Reserve.

With the unemployment rate now at 4.6%, economists are predicting more of the same, at least for the first half of next year.

Rockwell Automation recently announced the construction of a new factory in Wisconsin, while some other manufacturers are hesitant to build new facilities amid uncertainty.