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Tesla Pushes China鈥檚 EV Bubble Closer to Bursting

Tesla Inc.鈥檚 new Shanghai plant has churned out super-popular Model 3 electric sedans for the past six months, catapulting the company atop the sales chart and piling the pressure on cash-strapped local rivals. There was another casualty last week.

July 8, 2020
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Mexican President Lopez Obrador to Meet With Trump on USMCA

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will on July 8 hold talks with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump during a working visit aimed at marking the launch of the new North American trade agreement, the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.

July 8, 2020
BusinessSafety

Boeing Has Settled Almost All Lion Air Crash-Death Claims

Boeing Co. said it settled 90% of the wrongful death claims filed in a U.S. court over the 2018 crash of a 737 Max jet operated by Lion Air.

July 8, 2020
GovernmentBusiness

ATA Praises USMCA Pact

The trade deal with Canada and Mexico that took effect at the start of the month garnered a strong endorsement from the leadership at American Trucking Associations.

July 8, 2020
BusinessLogistics

World鈥檚 Supply Chain Managers Bask in Their Extended Moment

Accustomed to crunch time and performing in a crisis, the world鈥檚 supply chain managers are having something of an extended moment in pandemic recovery mode.

July 8, 2020
BusinessTechnology

Daimler AG Sharpens Cost Cutting With Sales Recovery on Horizon

Daimler AG CEO Ola Kallenius will widen cost cuts to shore up returns, even as the German manufacturer signaled demand for cars and trucks has started to recover from the most dramatic slump in decades.

July 8, 2020
GovernmentBusinessSafety

How America Is Thanking Truckers During the Coronavirus Crisis

As America grapples with the coronavirus and daily life is altered, the nation's truck drivers are among those who are risking their personal health and doing the hard work to keep products moving. And their effort is being recognized. Here are some examples.

July 8, 2020
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Walmart Jumps With Amazon Prime Challenger Nearing Debut

Walmart Inc. will introduce a subscription service this month to compete with Amazon.com Inc.鈥檚 Prime program, according to a person familiar with the plans.

July 7, 2020
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Biden Promises to Bolster US Medical Equipment Supply Chain

Joe Biden is promising to shift production of medical equipment and other key pandemic-fighting products 鈥渂ack to U.S. soil,鈥 creating jobs and bolstering a domestic supply chain he says has been exposed as inadequate and vulnerable by the coronavirus outbreak.

July 7, 2020
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White House Wants Stimulus by August Recess With $1 Trillion Cap

The White House wants Congress to pass another stimulus package by the first week in August, before lawmakers head home for their annual summer recess, and to keep the cost at $1 trillion or less, according to Vice President Mike Pence鈥檚 top aide.

July 7, 2020