Canada’s trade surplus with the U.S. widened as did its deficit with the rest of the world, underscoring the major role its biggest trading partner and southern neighbor plays in its economy.
January 7, 2025Trucking 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.
NHTSA Investigates Tesla’s Driverless Vehicle-Summon Feature
Tesla is under federal scrutiny over concerns that a newly released driver-assistance feature could result in crashes.
January 7, 2025Holiday Online Sales Hit a Record $241 Billion in US
U.S. e-commerce spending rose 9% to a record $241 billion over the holiday period, sparked by widespread discounts, according to data from Adobe.
January 7, 2025Ocean Shipping Rates Start 2025 With a Spike
Spot container rates for shipping goods to the U.S. from Asia have spiked over the past month as companies look to avoid higher tariffs and pad their inventories ahead of a threatened port strike.
January 7, 2025Dockworkers to Restart Talks With Jobs-for-Automation Offer
A U.S. dockworkers’ union and their employer group will meet in New Jersey on Jan. 7 with just over a week to hammer out a deal on a new labor contract.
January 7, 2025Bosch Unveils Plans to Expand Wrong-Way Driving Warning
LAS VEGAS — Multinational technology company Bosch on Jan. 6 revealed plans to expand its cloud-based wrong-way driver alert system by partnering with SiriusXM.
January 6, 2025Trump Rejects Claims of Scaling Back Tariff Policy
What now seems certain is that Trump — who sees tariffs as a way to rebuild American manufacturing and make other countries hew to his policy priorities — is preparing a major package.
January 6, 2025Deere’s Autonomous Fleet Expanding to Orchards and Quarries
The challenge to ease the burden on growers is prompted by rising demand for food and materials, with an increasing world population but a shrinking number of farmers and laborers.
January 6, 2025Why 2025 Could Be the Year of the Corporate Spinoff
Shares in companies that are spun off from existing firms tend to outperform the S&P 500 by an average of 10% over the subsequent 18-24 months, data compiled by Trivariate show.
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