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For the commercial transportation business, moving things from point A to point B is job one. This coverage explores all of those movements at a global level and focuses on everything from global trade, ocean shipping, and port activity to intermodal business, rail operations and the greater supply chain.
 

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Trump Presses China to Quadruple US Soybean Purchases

鈥淚 hope China will quickly quadruple its soybean orders. This is also a way of substantially reducing China鈥檚 Trade Deficit with the USA,鈥 President Trump wrote on Truth Social.

August 11, 2025
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Canadian Road Trips to US Slump Nearly 37% in July

The drop in U.S. travel underscores Canadians鈥 resentment toward their southern neighbor, who is their biggest trading partner and was once their favorite vacation destination.聽

August 11, 2025
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Maersk Defies Trade War Fears With Stock Rally

Shorting Maersk stock during a global trade war may seem like a sure bet. But investors who鈥檝e loaded up on the trade since April have so far only been handed big losses.

August 11, 2025
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RXO Reports 53% Revenue Jump in Q2

RXO's revenue increased 52.6% in the second quarter despite the prolonged soft freight environment, but the company also reported a net loss of $9 million.

August 8, 2025
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US Farm Trade Deficit Hits Record $28.6 Billion in 2025

The shift in fortunes began during President Donald Trump鈥檚 trade war with China in his first term, with the initial annual deficits recorded in 2019 and 2020.

August 7, 2025
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Motor Fuel Taxes Rise in 10 States, Drop in 3

Motor fuel taxes fell in three states but rose in 10 others after states on July 1 either recalculated their annual rates or adopted legislation to pay for highway infrastructure.

August 7, 2025
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Lyft Shares Sink After Q2 Revenue Miss

The results landed just hours after Uber issued聽a better-than-expected forecast for the third quarter and exceeded Wall Street鈥檚 expectations on gross bookings.

August 7, 2025
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China Extends Beef Import Probe to November

The extension was announced Aug. 6 by the Ministry of Commerce. China is the world鈥檚 top buyer of the meat, which means its imports are tracked closely by the global market.聽

August 6, 2025
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GXO Revenue Jumps 16% as Profit Slides in Q2

CEO Malcolm Wilson touted $307 million of new business wins in the second quarter, bringing the six-month聽total this year to more than a half a billion dollars.

August 6, 2025
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Carney Considers Select Rollback of Canada Counter-Tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he wants to maximize the impacts of retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. but minimize the pain for Canadian businesses.

August 6, 2025