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BusinessFuel

OPEC+ to Raise Oil Production by 137,000 Barrels per Day

The alliance has been raising output slightly in a series of boosts all year, after announcing cuts in 2023 and 2024.

October 6, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Canada Post Union Strikes Over Moves to End Household Mail

Four million Canadians will see their service switch from door-to-door delivery to a community mailbox model, and some post offices will be closed for good.

September 26, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

US, China Are ‘Talking Past Each Other,’ Says US Lawmaker

Led by Rep. Adam Smith, the visit to Beijing comes as tensions have risen between the two countries over trade, technology and opposing views on global conflicts.

September 23, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Jaguar Land Rover Shutdown to Last Until at Least Oct. 1

Britain’s biggest automaker sent workers home from its factories in central and northwest England on Aug. 31. The shutdown has rippled through the U.K. auto industry.

September 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Plane Waits to Take Detained Hyundai Workers to South Korea

More than 300 South Koreans were among about 475 workers detained during last week’s raid at the battery factory under construction on the campus of Hyundai’s auto plant west of Savannah.

September 10, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

US Companies Expect Lower Sales in China on Tariffs

Nearly two-thirds of the 254 companies that responded to a survey said the new tariffs have reduced expected revenue for their China operations in 2025.

September 10, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Attorney: Detained Korean Hyundai Workers Were in US Legally

A lawyer for several workers detained at a Hyundai factory says many of those rounded up in the immigration raid are engineers and equipment installers brought in for specialized work.

September 9, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

US Firm Agrees to $500M Investment in Pakistan for Minerals

A U.S. metals company signed a $500 million investment deal with Pakistan on Sept. 8.

September 8, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Parcel Traffic to US Plunges After De Minimis Exemption Ends

Before the measure took effect, the postal union sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to express concerns about its impact.

September 8, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

UN Agency Seeks Clarity on Small Parcels as Exemption Ends

The Universal Postal Union said it sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Aug. 26 to express concerns the agency’s member countries have about the end of the “de minimis exemption."

August 28, 2025