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The North American figures dragged down the worldwide total for parent company Daimler Truck even as European sales increased, the company said.

Brent crude oil, the international standard, fell 0.5% to $95.47 on April 10.

Consumer prices rose 3.3% in March from a year earlier, the Labor Department said April 10. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.9% in March from February.

ACT Research preliminary data showed orders jumped 126% from the prior year to 37,200. Sequentially, orders fell 19.5% from 46,200.

Analysts say resumption of prewar levels by July “might introduce $15- to $20-a-barrel upside risk to prices.” 

The challenges risk affecting a wider swath of the industry as the Trump administration weighs how to create a more formal approach for chip export control.

The proposed 4.8% price hike will be reviewed by the Postal Regulatory Commission, an oversight body, and if approved, will go into effect July 12.

“What has happened to the business of First Brands is a tragedy, but the narrative that … this should fall on Patrick James is false,” a spokesperson said.

For all of 2025, the economy grew 2.1%, slower than 2.8% in 2024 and 2.9% in 2023.

Working together with major truck makers and industry suppliers, self-driving truck companies are preparing factories for mass production of driverless trucks.

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The 10% Section 122 tariffs, which replaced the IEEPA tariffs that the Supreme Court dismissed, are scheduled to expire July 24.

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Third-Generation Leader Guides Volvo Truck, Plant Evolution

General Manager Marcus Minkkinen says collaboration, teamwork and problem solving are integral to the company's success.

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Amazon Considers Selling In-House Chips to Other Companies

The disclosure offers a rare glimpse into the scale of Amazon’s in-house chip operation, which produces general-purpose computing and AI accelerators.

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