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The Times heard from hundreds of American companies, most of them small businesses, that face a reckoning because of President Trump’s steep import taxes.

Phoebe Gates, the youngest and most stylish of Bill and Melinda Gates’s children, steps into the spotlight as a founder of a new online shopping tool.

An interview with Beth Benike, who fears for the survival of her small business under Trump’s tariffs.

Eric Slesinger made a career shift from the spy agency to venture capital, championing military start-ups as Europe beefed up its defenses amid an uncertain relationship with the U

Intimidation doesn’t elevate performance; it undermines people.

“Existential Bread,” a book by the poet and amateur baker Jim Franks, is only sort of about bread.

The government’s promise to reshore the production of simple items like mine looks, from where I sit, like something of a fever dream.

President Trump vowed to aid entrepreneurs by reducing taxes and slicing red tape. But some owners say other policies have put them at a disadvantage.

I didn’t know a topcoat from a base coat. But writing about an unfamiliar subject made me a better reporter.

Mei Kawajiri hand-paints and sculpts custom designs for a clientele that includes Heidi Klum and Bad Bunny.

T.J. Byrnes, a low-key bar in the financial district of Manhattan, has survived Sept. 11, Hurricane Sandy and Covid lockdowns. Can it survive becoming cool?

Mom-and-pop businesses are trying to adapt to the soaring cost of eggs. The owners of four egg-centric restaurants across the country show how they are coping with this threat to t

When Lucy’s, a homey New York tavern, closed down and underwent a renovation, some longtime patrons feared the worst.

In “Abundance,” Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson prod fellow liberals to think beyond their despair over Trump’s return to power.

The carmaker denied a report that its board had explored finding a successor to Elon Musk. But even if he sticks around, he and the company face big challenges.