Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said President Joe Biden favors boosting taxes on companies, and signaled openness to considering raising rates on capital gains, while steering clear of a wealth levy.
February 22, 2021Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
Haldex Posts Net Loss in Q4 Amid Positive Signs
Haldex reported a 13% drop in fourth-quarter revenue as well as a net loss that was less steep, compared with a year earlier, as sales to truck makers declined.
February 22, 2021Biden Gives Small Firms Exclusive Two-Week Access to PPP
President Joe Biden said his administration is seeking to help small businesses by giving them exclusive access to the Paycheck Protection Program for two weeks, and he called on lawmakers to pass his $1.9 trillion stimulus plan to provide additional assistance.
February 22, 2021Experts Warn of Spiking DEF Prices
Prices for the diesel exhaust fluid that is a vital component of emissions systems on newer trucks are rising as costs for urea — a core DEF ingredient — have jumped.
February 22, 2021Mississippi’s I-20 Bridge Project On Track Despite Weather
Mississippi Department of Transportation crews are pressing on with work to replace a bridge carrying Interstate 20 through the state capital.
February 22, 2021Xos to Go Public and Expand Battery-Electric Vehicle Production
Xos Inc., a 5-year-old truck maker focused on delivering battery-electric commercial vehicles in Classes 5-8, announced a definitive agreement to go public through a business combination with NextGen Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company based in Boca Raton, Fla.
February 22, 2021ATA Launches Efforts to Help Texans Battered by Storm
American Trucking Associations has launched a relief effort aimed at helping those in Texas and Louisiana impacted by the recent deadly snowstorm.
February 22, 2021Kuehne + Nagel Buys Apex Logistics in $1.5 Billion Deal
Kuehne + Nagel International AG has agreed to acquire Apex International Corp. in a deal that values the freight forwarder at about $1.5 billion, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 22, 2021Lucid Motors Reportedly Near Deal to Go Public
Lucid Motors Inc. is nearing a deal to go public through a merger with a blank-check company started by investment banker Michael Klein that could be announced early this week, according to people familiar with the matter.
February 22, 2021Goodyear Acquires Cooper in All-American Tire Deal
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is acquiring Cooper in a deal with an equity value of $2.8 billion that will combine the two century-old Ohio manufacturers.
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