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Canola Producers Look to Expand Output for Biofuels

U.S. canola producers are seeking to expand their output since the EPA recently OK’d the plant oil be included among acceptable biofuels in its green energy renewable fuel standard program.

June 21, 2023
GovernmentBusinessPrivate

FTC Says Amazon Enrolls Consumers Into Prime Without Consent

NEW YORK — The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon on June 21 for what it called a yearslong effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program.

June 21, 2023
BusinessTechnology

EV Battery Swapping Could Help Solve the US Charging Problem

Over the past two years, San Francisco startup Ample Inc. has quietly deployed more than a dozen robotic battery-swap stations around the Bay Area and in Europe.

June 21, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Winning EV Battery Race Called 21st Century ‘Moonshot’

The U.S. needs to dominate the next generation of the technology, a bipartisan group of lawmakers said after meeting the chief executives of Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. in Detroit.

June 21, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipmentSafety

Company Can’t Guarantee Air Bag Inflators Won’t Explode

DETROIT — A company that makes air bag inflators that have exploded in eight incidents  argued that it can’t say for sure whether its inflators might cause further such incidents.

June 21, 2023
GovernmentBusinessSafetyLogistics

Temporary Fix for I-95 in Philadelphia Set for June 24-25

PHILADELPHIA — Temporary lanes on Interstate 95 will be open sometime this weekend, with permanent repairs to follow, Gov. Josh Shapiro said June 20.

June 20, 2023
GovernmentBusinessTechnologySafetyFor-Hire

Bernie Sanders Launches Probe Into Amazon Workplace Safety

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) launched an investigation into charges of unsafe working conditions at Amazon.com Inc. warehouses across the U.S.

June 20, 2023
BusinessFor-Hire

FedEx Forecasts Profit Below Estimates as Demand Weakens

FedEx Corp. finished its 2023 fiscal year with mixed quarterly results as the freight carrier is in the midst of a deep cost-cutting and restructuring effort.

June 20, 2023
GovernmentFuel

Diesel Prices Rise for First Time in Two Months

Diesel prices bumped up 2.1 cents to a national average of $3.815 a gallon, according to Energy Information Administration data on June 19.

June 20, 2023
BusinessLogisticsGlobal FreightTCA

Germany’s Deutsche Post DHL Group Changes Name to DHL Group

BONN, Germany — German multinational package delivery and logistics company Deutsche Post DHL Group said June 19 that it is changing its name to DHL Group as of the beginning of July.

June 20, 2023

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