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Shipbuilder Sued Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Grace Ocean Private and Synergy Marine, the owners of the Dali, filed the lawsuit last week against Hyundai Heavy Industries in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

August 5, 2025
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Caterpillar Misses Profit Estimates as Tariffs Push Up Costs

Caterpillar 鈥 seen as a bellwether of the health of the global economy 鈥 saw total sales slip in both construction and resource industries.

August 5, 2025
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Trailer Flooring Market Sees Few Changes, R&D Spending Grows

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.

August 5, 2025
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Copper Gains After Trump Spares Refined Metal From Tariff

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

August 4, 2025
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Bulk Container Manufacturer to Invest $31 Million in Missouri

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

August 4, 2025
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BMW Strikes Back at Tesla With Longer-Range EVs

The聽 iX3 SUV will be the first of 40 new or updated models.聽鈥淲e鈥檙e 109 years old, and it鈥檚 by far the biggest single investment into one architecture we鈥檝e ever done,鈥 CEO Oliver Zipse said.

August 4, 2025
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Aurora Earns First Revenue in a Quarter of Milestones

The Pittsburgh-based automated driving developer during the quarter launched commercial driverless operations, added a terminal in Phoenix and began initial nighttime operations.

August 4, 2025
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Tractor Makers Warn That Tariffs Will Raise Machinery Prices

Farmers will soon start feeling the impact from President Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs in the form of higher prices for the machines used to plant, treat and harvest fields.

August 1, 2025
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Daimler Truck Profit Falls as North American Demand Craters

Profit at Daimler Truck tumbled in the second quarter of 2025 as North American sales slumped, with little prospect of a near-term improvement if Q2 orders are anything to go by.

August 1, 2025
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What the EPA Ruling on Emissions Means for Automakers

The EPA's plan this week to relax rules aimed at cleaning up auto tailpipe emissions is the latest Trump administration move to undo incentives for automakers to go electric.

July 31, 2025