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American Shipper Infographics
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Today's Pickup
Today’s Pickup: China opens factories as the world closes them
China opens its factories; 3.28 million U.S. workers apply for unemployment benefits; U.S. seeks to convince Saudi Arabia to end oil war.
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Great Quarter, Guys podcast
Will this crisis be a defining moment for FedEx and XPO?
We discuss the different strategies FedEx and XPO use to build shareholder value.
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Economics
Could we see 20% unemployment in 2020?
Treasury Secretary Mnuchin stated the US unemployment rate may reach 20% in the short term if significant fiscal stimulus action was not taken. We estimated…
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FreightWaves Infographics
This Week’s Forecast January 27-31, 2020
Diesel fuel price outlook The rack-to-retail spread has widened to more than $1.10/gallon, creating an unearned windfall for trucking carriers. Diesel markets have been sliding…
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Economics
Signs of life as hiring in the economy, trucking improve
Job growth rebounded nicely in June as the economy added 224,000 workers to payrolls during the month. The transportation and logistics sector was one of…
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Canada
Maple Leaf Motoring: Will ELDs end cheap hauls to the Yukon?
Looking at how Canada’s forthcoming mandate might affect the 62,000 trucks that don’t cross the border.
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Business
The U.S. economy has a leak, and freight is getting soaked (with video)
With the passage of time and the context it brings, anyone can point to the moment before markets crashed over the last 100 years and…
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Economics
Job market finishes strong, capping an impressive year of hiring
The U.S economy added over 300,000 jobs in December, marking the best monthly performance since February and capping the strongest year of hiring since 2015.…
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Economics
Job growth slows, but transportation hires keep chugging
Job growth slowed in November after an impressive gain in the previous month, but signals from wages and unemployment suggest that labor market conditions remain…
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