Walmart Eliminates Hundreds of Store-Support, Training Jobs
A Walmart store in American Canyon, Calif. The staffing cuts represent a continued effort by Walmart to make its large workforce more efficient. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Walmart Inc. is cutting hundreds of store-support roles, its latest move to simplify the structure of the world’s largest retailer. The company is eliminating ...more
Canada Adds Antitrust Heat to Amazon as Prime Day Begins
The watchdog’s announcement coincides with the beginning of the Amazon Prime Day sales event, which runs from July 8-11. (Jason ...more
Trump Says Powell Should Resign if He Misled Congress
“There’s no VIP dining room, there’s no new marble,” Powell said of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in ...more
Trump to Impose 50% Copper Tariff, Delay Drug Duties
Copper futures surged as much as 17% after Trump’s comments, the largest intraday gain in data going back to at ...more
Ford Battery Plant Clears Hurdle With Tax Credit Win
The automaker said in a statement July 8 that the battery facility in Marshall, Mich., is “on track to qualify ...more
Lucid Sets Record 749-Mile Run Off Single Charge
The Lucid Air Grand Touring model on its record run. (Lucid Motors) MUNICH — An electric car by U.S. manufacturer ...more
A trucking dog is in desperate need of a new home after she was found in the cab of a ...more
Trucking Still Squeezed by High Costs and Low Rates
“The trucking industry is facing the most challenging freight market in years, with loads down ...more
Analysis Shows Trump’s Tariffs Would Cost Employers $82.3B
President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office on Jan. 20. (Evan Vucci/AP) ...more
Toyota Postpones EV Plans to Boost Gas-Fueled SUV Production
A 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander at the Chicago Auto Show in 2023. (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP/Getty Images) ...more
BYD Halts Plan to Build Mexico Car Plant Over Trump’s Trade War
A BYD Seagull in China. The company remains interested in expanding in the Americas but ...more
Trump Says Deal Will Allow US Goods Into Vietnam Duty-Free
Workers iron items of clothing at a garment factory in Binh Thuan province, Vietnam. (Linh ...more
Moove Looks to Expand to US With Waymo Fleet
Moove was founded in 2020. (Moove) African ride-hailing startup Moove is close to raising $1.2 ...more
Watch as this trucker pulls up to a burning building in Ireland to help a ...more
Iowa state troopers recently took a heavy equipment hauler off the road for load securement ...more
A Look at the 14 Countries That Received Trade Letters
Vehicles for export are parked at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on July 8. ...more
Knight-Swift Closes Acquisition of U.S. Xpress
U.S. Xpress is expected to continue as an independent brand to minimize workforce and customer ...more
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) is asking for public help in locating a truck ...more
Troopers offer real talk on alcohol possession as an on-duty truck driver
The Iowa State Patrol Commercial Motor Vehicle Unit recently shared a buzzy social media post ...more
Performance Food Draws Takeover Interest From US Foods
US Foods has deployed battery-electric trucks and refrigerated trailers with electric transport refrigeration units in ...more
Nikola’s Latest Bid to Secure Funds to Advance FCEV Fails
Nikola adjourned its stockholder meeting until Aug. 3 after the company failed for a second ...more
Trump Says Deal With Indonesia Includes 19% Tariff
Flags of the U.S. and Indonesia (themotioncloud/Getty Images) President Donald Trump said he reached a ...more
California Sees Huge Battery Storage Spike Over Three Years
The Crimson Battery Energy Storage Project in Blythe, Calif. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg News) California has, in ...more