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GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Low-Income Earners Face Sharpest Impact From Tariffs

While prices will rise for everyone, lower-income families are expected to lose a larger portion of their budgets because they tend to spend more of their earnings on goods.

April 25, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Carney Says Canada Won’t Rush Trade Deal With Trump

“We don’t have to do a deal in the short term,” Carney told reporters April 24, as he campaigned in British Columbia ahead of the April 28 election. “My government will do the right deal.”

April 24, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Equipment: Truck Prices to Rise as Early as May Due to Tariffs

The latest on how the Trump administration's approach to tariffs is impacting OEMs in the trucking industry.    

April 24, 2025
GovernmentBusinessPrivate

Walmart Amps Up Discounts to Lure Cost-Conscious Customers

Walmart Inc. is doubling down on discounts, a move to drum up demand and grow market share in the face of macroeconomic uncertainty.

April 24, 2025
GovernmentBusinessPrivate

United Rentals May Benefit From Tariff Chaos

United Rentals Inc. could benefit from the unpredictability over tariffs as customers become weary of ownership.

April 24, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Targets Chinese Cranes, Risking Burden for US Ports

Chinese cranes used at ports are the latest target of the Trump administration’s attempt to boost domestic manufacturing, even as no U.S. industry for the equipment exists.

April 24, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Trump Orders Truck Import Probe, Setting Stage for Tariffs

President Donald Trump’s administration started an investigation into the need for tariffs on imports of medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts, an expansion of his trade war.

April 24, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

China Says There Are No Negotiations With US Over Tariffs

China on April 24 denied President Donald Trump’s assertion that the two sides were in active negotiations over tariffs, saying the suggestion was as groundless as “trying to catch the wind.”

April 24, 2025
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States Sue Trump Over Tariffs Imposed Without Congress

The suit argues that Congress didn’t grant Trump the necessary authority to impose the tariffs and national trade policy “now hinges on the president’s whims."

April 23, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Hasn’t Offered Unilateral Tariff Cuts on China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration is looking at multiple factors regarding China beyond just tariffs — including non-tariff barriers.

April 23, 2025