16 Jul Online Stores Grab No. 2 Spot in $520 Billion US Retail Market Online shopping has become the second-biggest chunk of the $520 billion U.S. retail market, after overtaking grocery stores and restaurants in June. Read more...
16 Jul Amazon Bargain Days Give Porch Pirates Prime Opportunity Amazon’s Prime Day gives shoppers an opportunity to flex their deal-spotting muscles ahead of Black Friday. It also gives package thieves their own chance to warm up. Read more...
16 Jul Alphabet Unveils App to Provide Air-Traffic Control for Drones The company that brought you free digital maps and e-mail wants to do the same thing for your drone. Read more...
16 Jul Permian Basin Watch: America’s Hottest Shale Play Is Slowing Down The almost relentless thrust that has doubled crude output from the Permian Basin in three years is showing some signs of waning. Read more...
16 Jul US Retail Sales Rise 0.4% in June in Sign of Consumer Health U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace in June, providing crucial support to the economy at a time when other drivers of growth have faded. Read more...
15 Jul Louisiana’s Autonomous Truck Rules Will Take Effect Aug. 1 Louisiana’s recently approved regulations for autonomous commercial motor vehicles will take effect Aug. 1. Read more...
15 Jul Diesel Drops 0.4¢ to $3.051 a Gallon The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped by 0.4 cent to $3.051 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported July 15. Meanwhile, crude oil slid to less than $59 a barrel during trading of West Texas Intermediate. Read more...
15 Jul Rhode Island Truck Tolls Exceed Revenue Projections in First Year Rhode Island’s truck tolling program brought in $7.2 million in its first year, slightly exceeding revenue expectations. Read more...
15 Jul Sen. Ed Markey, Rep. Steve Cohen Introduce ‘Complete Streets’ Legislation Establishing a nationwide mandate to ensure municipalities design streets with every user in mind is the essence of legislation a group of federal lawmakers introduced this month. Read more...
15 Jul Medium-Duty US Retail Sales in June Fall Flat U.S. retail sales of medium-duty trucks in June dipped ever so slightly overall as they posted a gain only in the Class 6 segment, WardsAuto.com reported. Read more...