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9 Drugmakers Reach Deals With Trump on Prices to Avoid Tariffs

President Trump announced deals with nine pharmaceutical companies, the latest in a series of pacts designed to lower prices for some Americans in exchange for a reprieve from tariffs.

December 19, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireGlobal Freight

FedEx Posts Higher Earnings as Spinoff Plans Advance

The results hovered around expectations by investment analysts on Wall Street, which had been looking for $4.07 per share and quarterly revenue of $22.88 billion.

December 19, 2025
BusinessEquipmentLogisticsFor-HireTop 100

Averitt Expands Dedicated Unit to Include Tanker Operations

Averitt Express added dedicated tanker truck services to its logistics offerings for bourbon distilleries, expanding its long-standing role in supporting the industry.

December 19, 2025
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsGlobal FreightTCA

Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Reroute Ships From Baltimore

A.P. Moller-Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have switched a major route for their Gemini joint venture to the聽Delaware River聽container terminals, effective聽Jan. 4.

December 19, 2025
BusinessTechnologyLogisticsTCA

Stord to Expand Facilities in Kentucky, Adding 500 Jobs

Stord is planning a $40 million upgrade to an existing facility in聽Hebron聽and will add another building to its聽Kentucky聽footprint for fulfillment operations just outside聽Cincinnati.

December 19, 2025
GovernmentBusinessPrivate

More US Beef Plants May Close as Cattle Herds Keep Tightening

Cattle placed in U.S. feedlots, where animals are fed until ready to be slaughtered, are expected to have dropped in November to the lowest levels for the month since 2015, Bloomberg reports.

December 19, 2025
GovernmentBusinessEquipment

Toyota to Sell Made-in-America Cars in Japan to Please Trump

The Camry sedan, Highlander SUV and Tundra pickup truck will go on sale in Japan from 2026, Toyota said Dec. 19. The vehicles are produced in Kentucky, Indiana and Texas, respectively.

December 19, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

US, Canada to Enter Trade Talks in Mid-January, Carney Says

The United States-Mexico-Canada trade pact聽is聽up for review聽in 2026. Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed to provincial leaders that trade representative Dominic LeBlanc will attend the meetings.

December 19, 2025
BusinessFuelPrivateTop 100

Energy Transfer Halts LNG Project to Focus on Gas Pipelines

Billionaire Kelcy Warren鈥檚 Energy Transfer suspended development of a Louisiana liquefied natural gas export project to concentrate on building and expanding pipelines.聽

December 18, 2025
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Trump Orders Move to Ease Federal Cannabis Restrictions

President Donald Trump on Dec. 18 signed an executive order directing his administration to move cannabis into a less restrictive federal category, a shift ATA has long been wary of.

December 18, 2025

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