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Freight Container vs Trailer

Trailers and containers both serve as cargo-carrying units but differ in design and usage. Learn more here.

December 16, 2024
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Crossword Puzzle Solution for December 16, 2024

Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the December 16, 2024 print edition.

December 16, 2024
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Amazon Rejects Senate Report on Workplace Safety Standards

Amazon has long been a target of worker’s rights advocates and labor unions, who say the company pushes its employees too hard in the name of getting packages to customers quickly.

December 16, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Watch: Appeals Court Approves Controversial Truck Tolling Plan in Rhode Island

A federal appeals court has ruled that Rhode Island may reinstate its controversial truck-only tolling program, but deemed unconstitutional a set of caps that set limits on collection amounts.   

December 16, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

SoftBank to Invest $100 Billion in US After Trump Win

The plan includes a pledge to create 100,000 jobs focused on artificial intelligence and related infrastructure, including investments in data centers, semiconductors and energy.

December 16, 2024
BusinessFuel

Venture Global Launches LNG Production at Louisiana Plant

The start of output at Plaquemines, the company’s second facility, comes as the LNG producer plans to file for an initial public offering.

December 16, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Nippon Steel’s Growth Strategy Murky After Likely US Block

The bid for the once-fabled American company ran into a maelstrom of political opposition in the U.S. in the run-up to the presidential election.

December 16, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Biden Plans Last-Minute Moves on AI, Climate, Pardons

The steps are the latest as Biden races to tie off key files before he leaves office. Trump is preparing a flurry of orders that could take aim at key planks of the Biden agenda.

December 16, 2024
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Tanker Rates Hit by OPEC+ Delays, Weak China Demand

The Baltic Exchange’s TD3C Index, which reflects rates for VLCCs on the Middle-East-to-Asia route, dropped to so-called Worldscale 39.05 on Dec. 13.

December 16, 2024
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Northvolt Bankruptcy Hits Danish Pension Fund Hard

ATP is one of the largest owners in Northvolt with a stake of about 5%. The value of that holding “probably won’t be very far from zero.â€

December 16, 2024