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Wholesale Prices Jumped 9.7% in 2021

Prices at the wholesale level surged by a record 9.7% for all of 2021, setting an annual record and providing further evidence that inflation is still present at all levels of the U.S. economy.

January 13, 2022
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Canada Joins Mexico in Complaint Over US Car-Origin Rules

Canada is joining Mexico in formally disputing how the U.S. interprets rules governing the origin of vehicle parts under the trilateral trade agreement between the countries.

January 13, 2022
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Initial Jobless Claims Rise to Highest Since Mid-November

Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance rose unexpectedly for a second consecutive week to the highest in two months, suggesting that the recent surge in COVID-19 cases could be leading to dismissals.

January 13, 2022
BusinessLogistics

Shanghai Woes: Congestion Grows at World’s Biggest Port

Ships looking to avoid COVID-induced delays in China are making a beeline for Shanghai, causing growing congestion at the world’s biggest container port.

January 13, 2022
BusinessEquipmentBreaking News

Class 8 Sales in December Climb to High Point of 2021

Class 8 U.S. retail sales in December rose 15.5% compared with a year earlier, and reached the high point for the year, WardsAuto .com reported Jan. 12.

January 12, 2022
GovernmentBusiness

Inflation Shows More Staying Power After Hitting 7% in 2021

U.S. consumer prices are likely to extend their eye-popping gains after soaring last year by the most in nearly four decades, further burdening Americans and ramping up pressure on policymakers to act.

January 12, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Clarience Technologies Prepares for Smart Future

Davco, a unit of Clarience Technologies, announced it is investing $3.5 million in its Saline, Mich., campus to create an advanced electronics manufacturing center.

January 12, 2022
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuel

Georgia County Lands Two EV Development Projects

Newton County, Ga., has landed two major electric vehicle development projects that potentially could provide thousands of jobs in the fast-growing suburb east of Atlanta.

January 12, 2022
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Secretary Buttigieg Praises Port Efforts on Supply Chain

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg during a Jan. 11 tour of the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach lauded the efforts that have kept freight moving through the facilities amid crushing backlogs.

January 12, 2022
BusinessLogistics

US Online Holiday Spending Grows at Slowest Rate in Seven Years

Online shopping for holiday gifts last year in the U.S. grew at the slowest rate since at least 2014, according to Adobe Analytics, after a blowout year in 2020.

January 12, 2022