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ADM’s Profit Shrinks on Crop Market Downturn

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.’s quarterly profit shrank more than expected as the grain trading giant faces a downturn in crop markets.

July 30, 2024
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafety

Tesla Deploys Fix to 1.85 Million Cars After Hoods Fly Open

Tesla Inc. released a software update to 1.85 million cars in the U.S. to guard against its vehicles’ hoods flying open during driving.

July 30, 2024
BusinessFuel

BP to Hand Shareholders $7 Billion on Stock Buybacks

LONDON — Oil giant BP said it will reward shareholders to the tune of $7 billion this year through the purchase of its own stock, even as it reported a 30% decline in profits in the first half of 2024.

July 30, 2024
GovernmentFuel

Diesel Price Dips 1.1¢ to $3.768 a Gallon

The national average diesel price dropped 1.1 cents to $3.768 a gallon, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released July 29.

July 29, 2024
BusinessEquipment

Unprecedented Vocational Truck Demand Drives Allison Profit

Record demand for Class 8 vocational trucks propelled profit and revenue at Allison Transmission Holdings higher in the second quarter of 2024.

July 29, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Update: Clean Fuels Alliance America to Sue EPA

Clean Fuels Alliance America told the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that it will sue over the agency’s delay in establishing 2026 biofuel volumes.

July 29, 2024
GovernmentBusiness

Connecticut Law Will Halt Hefty Tax on Commercial Vehicles

Commercial vehicle owners in Connecticut will be protected from a doubled tax rate that would have happened in October but was avoided due to a recently enacted law by Gov. Ned Lamont.

July 29, 2024
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Senate Panel Approves FY25 Bill With $965M for FMCSA

A Senate committee on July 25 easily advanced a bill that would ensure funding for the U.S. Department of Transportation in fiscal 2025.

July 29, 2024
Crossword

Crossword Puzzle Solution for July 29, 2024

Here's the solution to the crossword puzzle found in the July 29, 2024 print edition.

July 29, 2024
GovernmentBusinessEquipmentSafetyAutonomous

Aurora, Waymo Seek Alternative to Roadside Warning Triangles

Drivers whose trucks are sidelined along a busy highway with service issues have for decades been required to place warning triangles behind the trailer to alert oncoming traffic.

July 29, 2024