03 Jan Factory Gauge Tumbles by Most Since 2008 as Orders Cool A gauge of U.S. manufacturing plunged last month by the most since October 2008, a fresh sign of deceleration in the economy amid global strains across the sector. U.S. stocks extended declines and Treasury yields fell after the report. Read more...
03 Jan Firms Hired Most Workers Since Early 2017, ADP Research Says Companies added the most workers in almost two years to U.S. payrolls in December, exceeding forecasts and signaling that the job market was solid as 2018 came to an end. Read more...
03 Jan Economists See No Repeat for Strong 2018 Job Gains The final report for 2018 is forecast to show employers added 180,000 jobs in December to cap a 2.45 million annual increase, the most since 2015 — but the monthly estimate is the lowest median projection since last January. Read more...
03 Jan Jobless Claims Hit Four-Week High Amid Federal Shutdown Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to a four-week high at year’s end, amid holidays that tend to make the figures more volatile and a partial government shutdown that may have spurred federal workers to request funds. Read more...
02 Jan Capitol Agenda for the Week of Jan. 2: An ‘I’ for an ‘I’ Infrastructure funding is once again in danger of being overshadowed by another "I" word in Washington. Here's the week ahead for trucking on Capitol Hill. Read more...
02 Jan Global Factory Slump Adds to 2019 Central Bank Challenges Manufacturing gauges across the world’s largest economies stumbled at the end of last year, starting 2019 with fresh challenges for global growth and central banks. Read more...
02 Jan Half a World Away, Drivers, Students and Teacher Still Come Together Bob and Linda Caffee connected six years ago with teacher Stephanie Derrien-Guivarch, an English teacher in Saint-Malo, France. Their experience has been life-changing. Read more...
02 Jan Trucker Buddy Program Helps Drivers, Students Form Special Bond To a child, large trucks can seem intimidating and truck drivers might be viewed as tough and unfriendly. A program called Trucker Buddy International helps squash misconceptions by connecting school-aged children with drivers. Read more...
02 Jan 2019 Gas Prices Predicted to Be Volatile, but Lower Overall The projected $2.70 a gallon pump price for 2019 is 3 cents lower than 2018 levels, although this year’s high could reach $3 as soon as May and top $4 in some cities, according to GasBuddy’s Price Fuel Outlook. The lower prices have not escaped Trump’s attention, who equated them to a tax cut in a tweet Jan. 1. Read more...
02 Jan California Port Truckers and Other Workers Gain on Pay to Start 2019 For minimum-wage earners, port truckers, farm laborers, sexual harassment victims, nursing mothers, high-powered female executives and workers injured on the job, 2019 offers reason to celebrate. A score of new state laws took effect on Jan. 1, expanding the rights of many employees while placing fresh restrictions on businesses. Read more...