PepsiCo Overcomes Lagging US Sales in Strong Q2
(Ted Shaffrey/AP/File) PepsiCo reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue in the second quarter despite sluggish North American sales. Sales of Frito-Lay and other snacks fell 1% in North America during the April-June period, PepsiCo said July 17, while beverage sales slid 2% in the region. Years of double-digit price increases from ...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
The Wisconsin State Patrol (WSP) will be riding in commercial vehicles and buses as part of an upcoming traffic patrol ...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
A safety investigation surrounding a recent drowsy driving crash in Texas has revealed some dubious ...more
Two people were arrested after federal authorities found hundreds of pounds of illegal drugs stashed ...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
Allison Q2 Profit Jumps on Strength of On-Highway Sales
A worker at Allison Transmission. The company posted record second-quarter sales of $783 million, an ...more
Nikola Stock Surges as Retail Investors Pile In
A test driver at the wheel of a Nikola Tre. (Andreas Gebert/Bloomberg News) A gravity-defying ...more
Eaton Q2 Profit Jumps 23.8%
Eaton's headquarters in Dublin. CEO Craig Arnold said Eaton is in a good position to ...more
One in Four New Cars Sold in California in Q2 Were EVs
A Tesla dealer in Fremont, Calif. (Ben Margot/Associated Press) For the first time in California, ...more
Three hurt after turning car sends semi truck crashing into building
Three people were hurt in a wreck between a semi truck and a car turning ...more
SUV using spare tire causes wreck with tractor trailer creating hours-long backups
Drivers in Utah sat through major backups on Wednesday after an SUV and a semi ...more
Have Trucking Insurance Premiums Peaked?
WendellandCarolyn and pcess609 via Getty Images With the year more than halfway completed, there has ...more
Elmo Guillot Dies at 88
Elmo Guillot (dignitymemorial.com) Elmo Guillot, former owner of New Orleans-based Southeastern Motor Freight Inc. and Triple ...more