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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.

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.

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.

Diesel prices rose significantly in the first reporting period of the new year, climbing 5.8 cents to reach a national average of $3.561 a gallon, according to EIA data released Jan. 6.

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.

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.

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.

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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TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Jan. 6 after nearly a decade in power, bowing to discontent over his leadership and turmoil within his government.