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GovernmentBusiness

Fired STB Member Sues Trump Ahead of Rail Merger Review

Robert Primus, who had served on the board since 2001, said his firing threatens the independence of the five-member Surface Transportation Board.

October 2, 2025
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GM, Ford, Hyundai Extend EV Discounts After Tax Credit Ends

Car companies are stepping in to preserve discounts and smooth the sell-down of existing EV inventory after the federal EV subsidy phased out Sept. 30.

October 1, 2025
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Why America’s Trade Partners Oppose Trump’s Truck Tariffs

Every one of the countries identified by the U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign Trade Division as a top supplier by export value of trucks to the U.S. warned the agency against the levies.

October 1, 2025
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Intel Reaffirms Ohio Chip Plant Despite Long Delay

The project, dubbed Ohio One, “remains an important part of our long-term plans to expand leading-edge manufacturing on U.S. soil,” Intel said in a statement.

September 30, 2025
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Ford CEO: EV Market Will Be 'Way Smaller Than We Thought'

The elimination of a $7,500 consumer tax credit and softening of emissions rules by the Trump administration will sharply curtail EV demand in the U.S., Jim Farley said.

September 30, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Sets 10% Lumber, Wood Tariffs in Bid to Lift US Industry

President Donald Trump ordered 10% tariffs on imports of softwood timber and lumber as well as 25% levies on kitchen cabinets, vanities and upholstered wood products.

September 30, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Federal Shutdown Plans Stop Short of Job Reductions

At least eight cabinet departments comprising more than two-thirds of the federal workforce had detailed their shutdown plans by the afternoon of Sept. 29.

September 29, 2025
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US Tightens Export Controls on Chinese Subsidiaries

A long-awaited rule published Sept. 29 by the Commerce Department seeks to prevent sanctioned companies from using affiliates to access restricted U.S. goods. 

September 29, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Trump's Truck Tariff Announcement Pushes Ford Shares Up

Ford Motor Co. shares climbed to their highest level since July 2024 on Sept. 26 on President Donald Trump’s newly announced truck levies.

September 26, 2025
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Trump Imposes 25% Tariff on Heavy-Duty Trucks

American Trucking Associations in May voiced opposition to the prospect of the proposed truck tariffs, stressing the levies could cause financial strain for an industry already struggling.

September 25, 2025