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USMCA was one of Trump鈥檚 signature achievements during his first term, replacing the 1992 North American Free Trade Agreement. The deal is subject to a mandatory review this year.
The Department of Transportation鈥檚 research portfolio is helping to guide a wide-ranging safety platform, FMCSA chief Derek Barrs said at TRB鈥檚 annual meeting.
December's deficit was $145 billion, per Treasury Department data. For the first three months of the 2026 fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, the shortfall came in at $602 billion.
Under the leadership of a new chief executive,聽Noel Hacegaba, the second-busiest port in the聽U.S.聽plans to invest to be ready to double the cargo it processes by 2050.
The voyage marks another step toward normalization of global supply lines, after Yemen-based Houthis in 2023 began attacking vessels, forcing shipowners to sail south of Africa.
Exports to other countries made up for slowing Chinese shipments to the U.S. under President Donald Trump's onslaught of higher tariffs.
Class 8 Orders Soar More Than 100% Sequentially in December
Class 8 truck orders soared sequentially in December, a shift that experts attributed more to buyer trepidation over new emissions technologies than enthusiasm with business conditions.
Trump Pressures Canada to End Boycott of US Liquor
Several Canadian provinces, including Ontario and Quebec,聽pulled聽U.S. wine and spirits from stores after President Donald Trump started a trade war last year.
TotalEnergies CEO Echoes Exxon鈥檚 Caution on Venezuela Oil
TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne said it would take years to increase Venezuela鈥檚 oil output to above 3 million barrels a day from less than 1 million currently.
Trump 'Inclined' to Keep Exxon Out of Venezuela
鈥淚 didn鈥檛 like Exxon鈥檚 response,鈥 Trump said to reporters on Air Force One as he departed West Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 11. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e playing too cute.鈥
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