{"id":"tp-31459","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Small Businesses Face Margin Pressure as Fuel and Freight Costs Rise","author":"Enna Lee","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/31459","datePublished":"2026-10-13T19:31:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-13T19:31:15.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Higher delivery expenses and weaker customer spending are narrowing profits before the Sept. 14 Consumer Price Index report.","section":"Investing","references":[{"title":"earlier coverage of record U.S. diesel prices near the inflation report","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/24167"}]}