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GovernmentBusiness

Trump Schedules Tariff Talks but Plans 104% Hit on China

Hopes for President Donald Trump to strike a last-minute deal with China on tariffs appeared distant.

April 8, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafetyFuel

Keystone Oil Pipeline Is Shut After a Spill in North Dakota

South Bow鈥檚 Keystone oil pipeline has been shut after a spill in southeast North Dakota, according to an official with the state Department of Environmental Quality.

April 8, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Daimler Truck North America Sales in Q1 Slide 16%

Daimler Truck North America sold 38,992 trucks and buses in Q1 2025, a decrease of 16% compared with 46,229 vehicles in the same period in 2024, parent company Daimler Truck said April 8.

April 8, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Panama Auditor Says Port Operator Owes Millions

Panama鈥檚 top auditor accused port operator CK Hutchison of wrongdoing, providing a potential path for the聽 country to wrest control of canal facilities caught in a U.S.-China tug-of-war.

April 8, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

NYC Congestion Pricing Likely to Continue for Months

New York City鈥檚 congestion pricing program is likely to remain in place for the next several months while legal wrangling between state officials and the Trump administration continues.

April 8, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipment

Continental to Offload ContiTech Industrial Unit

Continental AG is returning to its roots, abandoning decades of expansion into auto and industrial parts to focus on its more profitable tires business.

April 8, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Dismisses Last-Gasp EU Push to Stop Tariffs Kicking In

President Donald Trump rejected an EU proposal to drop tariffs on all bilateral trade in industrial goods with the U.S., meaning that his 20% tariff on all EU imports is effective April 9.

April 8, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

China Says It Will 鈥楩ight to the End鈥 on Trump Tariffs

China said April 8 it would 鈥渇ight to the end鈥 and take countermeasures to safeguard its own interests after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports.

April 8, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Could Trump鈥檚 Tariffs Trigger a US Recession?

Economists at Goldman Sachs have raised their assessment of the odds the U.S. will experience a recession to 45% from 35% following President Donald Trump's tariffs announcement April 2.

April 8, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogistics

Thune Doubts Chances for Congressional Tariff Oversight

Senate Republican leader John Thune predicted a bipartisan bill that would give lawmakers greater oversight of President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs would languish in Congress.

April 7, 2025