01 Jun Americans' Comfort Rises on Strongest View of Finances in Decade Americans are the most upbeat about their finances in a decade, which will probably help consumer spending contribute more to the U.S. economy in the second quarter, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index figures showed June 1. Read more...
01 Jun Manufacturing Settles In at Solid Pace of Expansion American factories are settling back into a solid pace of expansion after a post-election run-up that saw the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing gauge hit an almost three-year high, figures released June 1 showed. Read more...
01 Jun Trump 'Self-Help' Infrastructure Plan Irks State, Local Leaders Mayors and state lawmakers from both parties are blasting President Donald Trump's proposed transportation budget and $1 trillion infrastructure initiative, saying his plans would cut federal funding for critical projects and leave them holding the bill. Read more...
01 Jun Jobless Claims Remain Low Even With Biggest Rise in a Month U.S. jobless-benefit claims remain low despite an increase last week, with the labor market otherwise exhibiting signs of continued tightening, Labor Department data showed June 1. Read more...
01 Jun ADP Data on Business Hiring Gain Shows Solid US Job Market Companies adding more workers to U.S. payrolls in May than forecast indicates the job market is powering ahead, data from the ADP Research Institute in Roseland, New Jersey, showed June 1. Read more...
01 Jun Metro Xpress Combines Longhaul With Local Cartage to Develop a Competitive Edge Operating a longhaul service with local cartage is a winning combo for Wichita, Kan.-based Metro Xpress. Read more...
01 Jun New York City, XPO Renew Emergency Logistics Deal New York City renewed a multiyear contract with XPO Logistics that calls for the company to provide emergency management services across the five boroughs of the nation's most populous city. Read more...
31 May Cass Freight Index Rises 3.7% in April The Cass Freight Index of shipments rose 3.7% in April over the previous month and 4% year-over-year. Expenditures spiked 6% in April and 3.1% over the prior month. Shipments are up 12% from the baseline period of January 1990; expenditures have risen 142%. Read more...
31 May Expansion of Port of Baltimore's Seagirt Marine Terminal Moves Forward For the first time in 30 years, the Maryland Port Administration has acquired land to accommodate growing business. Read more...
31 May Oceans of Cargo Fueling Growth in Atlanta If you live near Atlanta or other parts of the Southeast, chances are the shoes you bought from Amazon, the chandelier from Home Depot or the shower curtain from Wal-mart probably spent at least some of its life at a metro distribution center. Read more...