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GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Trump Announces 25% Tariff on Countries Trading With Iran

President Trump posted on social media that the new duty would be “effective immediately,” without providing further detail. The administration has yet to outline the scope.

January 12, 2026
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyLogistics

Trump Administration Nears Tariff Deal With Taiwan

A signed deal would bring to an end talks between President Donald Trump’s team and the Taiwanese government that have dragged on for months. Much remains uncertain about the benefits.

January 12, 2026
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

Canadian Trips to US Fall 28% in 2025

Canadian residents made 22.9 million visits to the U.S. by car or plane in 2025, compared with 31.9 million the previous year, according to preliminary Statistics Canada data.

January 12, 2026
GovernmentBusiness

Trump Ready to Pivot If Court Overturns Tariffs, Aide Says

The Supreme Court held an opinion day Jan. 9, but no decision came on the legality of the president’s sweeping levies imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. 

January 9, 2026
GovernmentBusiness

Global Growth to Slow as Trump’s Tariffs Hit, UN Says

The global economy is forecast to expand 2.7% this year, down from an estimated 2.8% in 2025, the U.N. said in its World Situation and Prospects study released Jan. 8.

January 8, 2026
BusinessPrivate

AB InBev to Buy Back US Can Plants From Apollo for $3B

“AB InBev is securing the quality of key packaging assets in the U.S. likely as a result of aluminum tariffs,” according to Duncan Fox, a Bloomberg Intelligence senior industry analyst. 

January 6, 2026
GovernmentBusinessLogisticsTCA

Port of Oakland Reports 4.1% Decline Year Over Year

Port officials see the latest numbers as a sign of a stabilizing market and resilient demand for California’s agricultural goods in light of President Trump's tariffs.

January 5, 2026
GovernmentBusiness

US Multinationals Excluded in OECD Deal From 15% Tax

The U.S. and more than 100 other countries finalized an agreement that would exempt American companies from some foreign taxes, the culmination of a monthslong effort to create a carve-out.

January 5, 2026
GovernmentBusinessLogistics

A Look at the Experts Who Race to Decode Trump’s Tariffs

Customs broker Amy Magnus thought she’d seen it all, navigating regulations to import everything from lumber and bananas to circus animals and Egyptian mummies. Then 2025 hit.

December 29, 2025
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentLogisticsTop 100

LTL Rebound to Kick Off in 2026, but Uncertainty Remains

The less-than-truckload market segment of the North American freight market is set to rebound in 2026, although when the up cycle will kick off remains a vexing question.

December 29, 2025

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