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Shoppers (no IDs) at the Shops at Liberty Place Nov.14, 2021. Health experts are telling us it's safe to gather this Christmas with family and friends, as long as people are vaccinated. So now comes something else to kill the joy of the holiday season: inflation.

4 Philly shopping trends youse are doing this holiday season

Find out how much your fellow Philadelphians expect to spend on holiday shopping this year.

Apple iPhone 15 ProMax phones are shown in an Apple store in Pittsburgh in June.

Some shoppers are considering making big purchases like cars and iPhones before Trump’s proposed tariffs. Is it necessary?

Members of Unite Here, who are employed by Aramark, picket outside of Citizens Bank Park before the Philadelphia Phillies game against the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 23.

City Council is considering a bill to raise wages and boost benefits for stadium workers

Jake Blumgart and Ariana Perez-Castells

AFSCME District Council 33, Philly's largest city worker union, raise their hands to vote to strike on a strike authorization amid contract negotiations. Wednesday, October 30, 2024

DC33 city workers agree to strike if they don’t get a contract

Ariana Perez-Castells

Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones speaks to the media after arriving at the federal courthouse for a hearing in front of a bankruptcy judge on June 14, 2024, in Houston.

Satire publication The Onion buys Alex Jones’ Infowars at auction with help from Sandy Hook families

Dave Collins, Associated Press

‘Inflation is more costly ... than we thought’: What voters say motivated them to vote for Trump

In Pennsylvania, economic anxiety, along with shifting sociocultural sentiments, fueled voter turnout in Trump’s favor.

Former President Donald Trump pauses while speaking at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg on July 31.

Former President Donald Trump pauses while speaking at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg on July 31.

‘Inflation is more costly ... than we thought’: What voters say motivated them to vote for Trump

In Pennsylvania, economic anxiety, along with shifting sociocultural sentiments, fueled voter turnout in Trump’s favor.

SEPTA workers might strike soon. It wouldn’t be the first time.

Thomas Fitzgerald

Commuters pass the closed SEPTA station at 31st Street and Market during the afternoon commute on the first day of a SEPTA strike on Nov. 1, 2016.

Weighing the merits of broad-based tariffs, Mark Zandi says there is only one hand

Mark Zandi, For The Inquirer

Will Pennsylvania’s economic rebound help deliver the crucial swing state to Kamala Harris?

Mark Kreidler, Capital & Main

Vice President Kamala Harris greets children after speaking at a Republicans for Harris event in Washington Crossing earlier this month.

As Harris and Trump campaign on economics, Joel Naroff looks at how the economy fared under Trump and Biden

Joel L. Naroff, For The Inquirer

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on Sept. 10, 2024.

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