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Closed sign on front entrance to Giant Heirloom Market on Friday.

Giant Heirloom Market shutters in Market East amid development shakeups along Market Street

The boutique supermarket closed its doors permanently on Saturday.

Jesse Bunchan hour ago

Nicole “Mars” Lenz of Altamonte Springs, Fl. works on a tattoo at the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Festival inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024.

Everything you need to know about the Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention

Sam Ruland

The United States Steel company's Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock, Pa.

President Joe Biden rejects Nippon Steel’s proposed deal to acquire U.S. Steel

Fatima Hussein, Josh Boak and Marc Levy, Associated Press2 hours ago

Trucks enter the United States from Mexico at the Laredo Port of Entry in Laredo, Texas, in 2022. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to increase tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada, and China, which economists say could quickly raise prices.

The 2025 economy: Five things to watch

Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post

Arway Linen trucks survived the three-alarm blaze that destroyed the Frankford facility on Christmas Eve.

A Christmas Eve fire destroyed Arway Linen’s plant and half of its inventory. Yet the family-owned company was back in business by Dec. 26.

As 2024 closes, soak in the exceptional economy, economist Mark Zandi says

The U.S. economy's performance in 2024 was stronger than Zandi has seen in 35 years.

People walk on Wall Street in New York's Financial District on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

People walk on Wall Street in New York's Financial District on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

As 2024 closes, soak in the exceptional economy, economist Mark Zandi says

The U.S. economy's performance in 2024 was stronger than Zandi has seen in 35 years.

National Politics

The Federal Reserve cut its key rate by a quarter-point, but envisions fewer reductions next year

Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell.

Forecasting 2025 under a second Trump administration raises big questions, economist Joel Naroff says

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

How much did SEPTA fares increase? A helpful breakdown of each service

SEPTA bus crosses 9th and Market Street in Center City Philadelphia on Friday morning November 8, 2024. SEPTA increased its fares by 7.5%, increasing most fares by 50 cents to $2, starting Dec. 1, 2024.

Trump’s economic proposals would increase inflation and interest rates, economist Mark Zandi says

Mark Zandi, For The Inquirer

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