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Senate Confirms Lee Zeldin as EPA Chief in 56-42 Vote
Zeldin will help President Donald Trump fulfill his pledge to roll back major environmental regulations, including those aimed at slowing climate change and encouraging use of EVs.
Check Call: Global supply chains hurry up and wait on possible tariffs
(Gif: GIPHY) It’s been a little over a week under a new presidential administration, and with it come changing rules, regulations and just about everything else at breakneck speed. Focusing on supply chain impacts proves to…
Landstar Q4 earnings: First Look
Freight broker Landstar System missed fourth-quarter expectations Wednesday after the market closed. The Jacksonville, Florida-based company reported earnings per share of $1.31, which fell short of the $1.34 consensus…
C.H. Robinson fourth-quarter earnings: first look
With comparisons on a year-to-year basis for C.H. Robinson having been strong for several quarters, investors had turned to sequential comparisons to see how the overhaul of the giant 3PL was progressing under CEO David…
Maersk wins China cargo relay extension
Maersk has won an additional two years for domestic container transshipments between ports in China. China’s Transport Ministry this week announced an extension of the pilot cabotage program through December 2027. The program…
Cargill Cutting 1,100 Jobs With Arkansas Plant Closure
Cargill Inc. will shutter a turkey-processing plant in Arkansas, cutting about 1,100 jobs amid a downturn in both turkey and the broader agricultural sector.
J.B. Hunt builds 40-acre solar farm to power headquarters
J.B. Hunt Transport Services announced Wednesday that it has built a solar facility to power its corporate headquarters in Lowell, Arkansas. The multimodal transportation provider said a facility in nearby Gentry, Arkansas,…
The Best Chip and Dip Bowls Will Upstage the Rest of Your Super Bowl Spread
Francky Knapp The right dip bowl — elegant, kitschy, or postmodern — can add a ton of pizzazz to your standard party fare The best dip bowl I ever saw was in outer space — specifically, in a 1990s episode of Star Trek where…
Tesla’s Market Value Surges Despite EV Demand Concerns
The vehicle maker's shares have nearly doubled in value since the last time it reported earnings. But its car-selling business has become a sideshow to Elon Musk’s political prominence.
Trump’s Commerce Pick Leaves CHIPS Act Direction Unclear
“I can’t say that I can honor something I haven’t read,” Howard Lutnick, Trump’s nominee for commerce secretary, said of the binding CHIPS Act awards in a confirmation hearing Jan. 29.
