President Donald Trump said the U.S. would begin levying a 50% tariff on copper imports from Aug. 1, confirming a move that will hurt U.S. producers of everything from autos to appliances.
July 10, 2025Trucking Business News
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Musk Says Grok AI Is Coming to Tesla Vehicles by Next Week
Elon Musk said his artificial intelligence startup鈥檚 chatbot will be coming to Tesla vehicles days after the bot posted antisemitic content on his social media platform.
July 10, 2025Trump Targets Brazil With Steep 50% Tariff Hike
At an earlier White House event, Trump complained that Brazil had 鈥渂een not good to us.鈥 His decision on Brazil, Trump said, was 鈥渂ased on very, very substantial facts, and also past history.鈥
July 9, 2025Tariffs Split Fed Officials on Rate-Cut Outlook
Policymakers pointed to 鈥渃onsiderable uncertainty鈥 about the timing, size and duration of the tariffs鈥 potential effects on inflation, the minutes showed.
July 9, 2025DTNA Aims to Increase Margins With Focus on Western Star
Daimler Truck North America aims to increase its margins in the second half of the 2020s, accentuating a position as the key engine of growth for parent company Daimler Truck.
July 9, 2025Longer Amazon Prime Day Sparks More Browsing, Fewer Buys
Momentum Commerce, which manages online sales for 50 brands in a variety of product categories and price points, said its Amazon sales plunged 41% year over year on July 8.
July 9, 2025Trump Reveals New Batch of Tariffs From Iraq to Philippines
President Donald Trump unveiled a new round of tariff demand letters on July 9 with levies set to hit in August on imported goods from partners who fail to reach agreements with the U.S.
July 9, 2025Tariff Foes Urge Appeals Court to Curb 鈥楤lank Check鈥
A group of small businesses that won an order finding President Donald Trump鈥檚 global tariffs illegal urged a federal appeals court to uphold that decision and block the trade levies.
July 9, 2025Nvidia Becomes Most Valuable Company in World at $4 Trillion
Chipmaker Nvidia became the first public company to top $4 trillion in value on July 9 after two-year investor frenzy.
July 9, 2025Daimler Targets Expansion in Heavy-Duty Vocational Market
聽Daimler Truck North America聽is taking aim at expanding its presence in the heavy vocational market while recognizing the challenge its rivals are lodging to its dominance in the over-the-road segment.
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