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American Shipper
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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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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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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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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Economics
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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Economics
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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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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Today’s Pickup: stocks sink back as Trump threatens China, reignites anxiety
As far as investors are concerned, the trade war is effectively back on.
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Maritime
Port of Los Angeles set all-time monthly tonnage record in October, aided by pull-forwards ahead of tariff hikes
How much volume is POLA pulling from Q1 activity?
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Air Cargo
Trump’s views on trade `quite rare,’ FedEx founder says
Trump going the wrong way on trade, FedEx founder says
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