21 Feb Indiana Lawmakers: Gas Tax Increase Might Get Reduced In Senate A final hike in Indiana's gas tax may not be as high as a measure passed out of the Indiana House of Representatives last week, some Wabash Valley legislators say. Read more...
21 Feb Crude Oil Could Plunge to as Low as $30 a Barrel Crude prices could plunge toward $30 a barrel - a rout of about 40% from current levels - unless OPEC extends production cuts that are propping up the market, ABN Amro Bank NV said. Read more...
20 Feb Cartoon Caption Classic: Week Three Results In Week Three of Cartoon Caption Classic, voters were asked to choose the best captions from up to two contestants to advance to the Week Four finals. See who prevailed and what their winning captions were! Read more...
20 Feb Transport Topics Closed for Presidents Day Transport Topics is closed for the Presidents Day holiday. We will resume Web publication on Tuesday, Feb. 21. The print edition content from the Feb. 20 edition is available online today in the left-hand column on our TTNews.com homepage. Read more...
17 Feb Senate Confirms Scott Pruitt to Lead EPA Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma's attorney general, was confirmed by the Senate on Feb. 17 to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Read more...
17 Feb Shale Drilling on a Roll as OPEC Cuts Keep Oil Above $50 Shale wildcatters pushed ahead on the biggest surge in U.S. oil drilling since 2012 as explorers take advantage of prices above $50 for more than two months. Read more...
17 Feb CSX Seen Restarting CEO Talks After Activist Softens His Demands CSX Corp. is expected to restart talks to install Hunter Harrison as CEO after an activist investor allied with the railroad turnaround veteran softened his demand for board representation, a Citigroup Inc. analyst said. Read more...
17 Feb 2016 Net Income Down, Revenue Up at Wabco Holdings Commercial vehicle supplier Wabco Holdings Inc. reported lower net income on higher revenue for the fourth quarter and full year in 2016. Read more...
17 Feb Oregon Searching for Road Funds Amid Major Budget Crunch Oregon's budget deficit is approaching $2 billion at the same time that its Department of Transportation says it needs another $545 million a year just to maintain the state's roads and bridges. Read more...
17 Feb South Korean Court Orders Shipping Giant Hanjin to Liquidate A court in the South Korean capital, Seoul, declared struggling shipping giant Hanjin officially bankrupt on Feb. 17 and ordered the company to liquidate its assets. Read more...