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Some products have been tweaked over the years, but the basics of trailer flooring have remained constant, said Mark Glasgow, chief of sales at trailer manufacturer Utility Trailer.

Copper rose as traders digested President Donald Trump’s decision to spare the most traded form of the metal from his 50% tariff, while a mine accident in Chile raised supply concerns. 

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe welcomed a $31 million expansion by a unit of Schütz Container Systems in an investment targeting Midwest customers by the maker of intermediate bulk containers.

The newly confirmed administrator will play a central role in implementing Secretary Sean Duffy’s vision for the Department of Transportation.

Corn is holding above the key psychological threshold of $4 a bushel with America’s most widely grown crop on track for a record harvest. Meanwhile, soybeans have drifted below $10 a bushel.

Trump last week announced a 25% rate on Indian exports. He also threatened more duties if India continued to buy oil from Russia.

Tyson Foods Inc.’s top boss said a long-awaited push to rebuild the US cattle herd will begin “in earnest” next year — though the meat producer doesn’t expect to benefit before 2028.

The  iX3 SUV will be the first of 40 new or updated models. “We’re 109 years old, and it’s by far the biggest single investment into one architecture we’ve ever done,” CEO Oliver Zipse said.

The new facility is expected to open in 2027 and will provide 1,000 full- and part-time jobs when fully operational. Since 2010, the company has brought 4,000 jobs to Arkansas.

Under the terms agreed with Washington, the 27-nation bloc faces a 15% U.S. tariff on most of its exports. That rate would also apply to cars rather than the current 25% level.