The Toyota group鈥檚 proposal to privatize Toyota Industries is drawing criticism from investors and analysts, who argue the $33 billion deal significantly undervalues the company.
June 3, 2025Trucking Business News
Transport Topics business coverage focuses on the financial, economic, and commercial aspects of the modern freight business. Looking at both the microeconomic and macroeconomic forces shaping bottom lines, the news in this category includes labor news, jobs reports, tonnage and sales indicators, operations analysis, money and banking, mergers, acquisitions, e-commerce, bankruptcy, insurance issues, and more.
OPEC Raises Oil Output as Group Begins Bumper Set of Hikes
OPEC raised oil production last month as the group began a series of accelerated increases spurred by Saudi Arabia, according to a Bloomberg survey.
June 3, 2025Reservation System at Ports Cuts Ship Emissions by Up to 24%
Researchers have calculated that the containership reservation system at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is paying a climate dividend.
June 3, 2025Trucks in China Make Switch From Diesel to Electric
More and more Chinese trucks are being powered by batteries, another sign that oil-based fuels are getting shoved to the sidelines in an increasingly electrified economy.
June 3, 2025Joby Considers Air Taxi Deal Worth Up to $1 Billion
Joby Aviation is working toward an agreement to sell as many as 200 of its air taxis to a major Saudi Arabian investor in a deal potentially worth as much as $1 billion.
June 3, 2025Trump Trade War to Hobble US Growth, OECD Says
U.S. economic growth will slow to 1.6% this year as President Donald Trump鈥檚 erratic trade wars disrupt global commerce, drive up costs and leave businesses and consumers frozen by uncertainty.
June 3, 2025Manufacturing Activity Shrank in May for Third Straight Month
U.S. factory activity contracted in May for a third consecutive month and a gauge of imports fell to a 16-year low as firms pulled back in the face of higher tariffs.
June 3, 2025Uber Promotes Company Veteran to Chief Operating Officer
Uber Technologies named longtime executive Andrew Macdonald its first chief operating officer since 2019, part of an executive shake-up that includes the departure of the company鈥檚 top delivery leader.
June 2, 2025Canada Premiers Pitch Carney on Pipelines, Ports and Mines
Canada鈥檚 provincial leaders urged Prime Minister Mark Carney to back new oil pipelines, electricity grids, critical mineral mines, ports and railways at a meeting June 2 meant to identify 鈥渘ation-building鈥 projects to be fast-tracked.
June 2, 2025Group That Won Trade Ruling Wants Tariffs Halted During Appeal
A group of small businesses that won a ruling that most of President Donald Trump鈥檚 global tariffs are illegal want them blocked during the administration鈥檚 appeal.
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