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Mike KingFriday, November 1, 2019

UN takes aim at US trade policy

In a thinly veiled swipe at President Trump’s trade policy, the U.N. says protectionism will result in weaker maritime demand over the next five years.

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Trump’s increased trade tariffs might harm the U.S. economy (Photo: Shutterstock)

Vishnu RajamanickamThursday, May 30, 2019

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Today’s Pickup: Trump’s increased trade tariffs might harm the U.S. economy

Trump's tariffs might hurt the U.S. economy in the long run; Waymo is re-entering Arizona for autonomous truck testing; China might look to restrict rare-earth…

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Mark SolomonMonday, May 13, 2019

Today’s pickup: Fuel tax fades into sunset; Walmart stores as competitive weapon

A credits markets reporter writes about the waning value of the motor fuels tax screen. A logistics company starts-up in Myanmar. And the supposedly available…

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Chad PrevostWednesday, March 6, 2019

Today’s Pickup: annual deficit at 10-year high; China trade war signals compromise

The annual deficit in goods and services increased by $68.8 billion, or 12.5 percent, according to Commerce Department data released today.

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John Gallagher, Washington CorrespondentFriday, February 1, 2019

Legislation giving Trump more tariff authority on shaky ground

Upheaval caused by the U.S.-China trade war has some freight interests uneasy about giving Trump more tariff power.

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Mark SolomonThursday, January 31, 2019

China’s fragile economy will force Beijing to deal with U.S., economist says

China has problems that go well beyond U.S. tariffs.

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Vishnu RajamanickamThursday, December 6, 2018

Today’s Pickup: Polish truck operators might go broke over new EU regulations

EU guns towards a new regulation that forces fleets to provide minimum wages to drivers; OPEC meets today over oil price turmoil and production ceiling;…

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