13 Apr Timing for Trump's Infrastructure Plan 'Up In the Air,' White House Official Says It remains unclear when the Trump administration intends to unveil a $1 trillion proposal that would invest in infrastructure projects over several years, the White House's leader on infrastructure affairs told the Wall Street Journal this week. Read more...
13 Apr Consumer Comfort in US Rises for Sixth Time in Seven Weeks Consumer confidence climbed for the sixth time in the last seven weeks as Americans became more upbeat about the U.S. economy than at any time since 2001, Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index figures showed April 13. Read more...
13 Apr Navistar's Fleet Charge Program Turns 30 Navistar International Corp. announced on April 13 the 30th anniversary of Fleet Charge, its private label purchasing card program. Read more...
13 Apr Stoughton Buys 17 Acres Across From Plant Stoughton Trailers purchased 17 acres of vacant real estate across the street from its Brodhead, Wis., manufacturing plant, parent company STI Holdings Inc. said. Read more...
13 Apr Time Running Out for World's Top Shipbuilder as Creditors Argue South Korea's National Pension Service has a decision to make - help the world's biggest shipmaker survive, or let it die. Read more...
13 Apr Producer Prices Decline for First Time Since August 2016 Wholesale prices in the U.S. declined in March for the first time since August 2016, a sign broader inflation will accelerate only gradually, a Labor Department report showed April 13. Read more...
13 Apr Fewer Americans Than Forecast File for Unemployment Benefits Fewer Americans than forecast filed for unemployment benefits last week, with applications hovering just above a four-decade low, a Labor Department report showed April 13. Read more...
12 Apr Daimler Preview Says First Quarter Operating Profit to Rise 86.6% Global truck- and carmaker Daimler AG said its first-quarter earnings will be significantly better than during the same three-month period in 2016. Read more...
12 Apr Car Hauler Jack Cooper to Lose $70 Million in Revenue as Nissan Terminates Relationship Nissan will terminate its agreement to with carhauler Jack Cooper Holdings Corp. effective in July, according to an April 4 notice. Read more...
12 Apr Omnitracs Invests in Platooning Firm Peloton Trucking technology company Omnitracs said it is the lead investor in a $60 million round of financing for Peloton Technology, which is preparing to launch a driver-assisted truck platooning system later this year. Read more...