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Volkswagen’s plans for a possible Audi factory in the U.S. aren’t progressing as U.S. tariffs add a burden and talks for local incentives haven’t yielded results, CEO Oliver Blume said.

U.S. natural gas futures for February delivery surged 70% as the market braced for a historic winter storm that’s poised to send temperatures plummeting and boost demand for the heating fuel.

Distressed-debt giants Oaktree Capital Management and Anchorage Capital have amassed positions in the bankruptcy financing for First Brands Group.

Commercial truck drivers holding B-1 visas can haul freight between the U.S. and Mexico but are prohibited from domestic U.S. transport of goods, even if those goods are foreign in origin.

DoorDash and Uber Technologies lost a bid to block a New York City law requiring a tipping option be presented to customers at checkout from going into effect Jan. 26.

The U.S. sanctions aim to prevent the targeted Iranians from doing business with Americans or accessing U.S. accounts. The targeted vessels are from Palau, Panama and other jurisdictions.

Lawmakers had been working to pass a measure allowing year-round sales of higher-ethanol E15 gasoline. But the amendment was scrapped Jan. 22, in a blow to ethanol producers and large refineries.

Industrial banks allow the companies to accept deposits insured by FDIC into savings accounts, which then can generate earnings and greater savings opportunities for consumers.

The EU will suspend the retaliatory tariffs for another six months after President Donald Trump backed down from his threat to impose levies on some countries that opposed his push to annex Greenland.  

Christopher Smith, who has led Ford’s global efforts on legislation, regulation and government policies worldwide since 2022, is expected to depart the automaker, Bloomberg reports.