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Facing a mid-January deadline to reach a deal, the planned talks are a welcome sign for shippers bracing for a labor disruption that would shut every major port on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts.

Diesel prices rose slightly this week, climbing 2.7 cents per gallon to reach a national average of $3.503, according to U.S. Energy Information Administration data released Dec. 30.

In its first accident probe of an electric-battery heavy truck, NTSB is examining the Aug. 19 crash of a 2024 Tesla Semi that burned to the ground after it veered off the road and struck a tree.

2025 Diesel prices for Comdata are based on seven–day cash card transactions from more than 6,500 truck stops.

2025 Diesel prices from the U.S. Energy Information Administration are drawn from a weekly national survey of about 400 diesel service centers.

Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices.

Mike Johnson has faced criticism from ultraconservative lawmakers after backing a temporary spending deal that failed to include Donald Trump’s demands for lifting the U.S. debt ceiling.

The department has in the past deployed what are known as “extraordinary measures” or accounting maneuvers to keep the government operating.

U.S. natural gas futures soared as the weather outlook for January shifted colder, raising demand prospects for the fuel used in heating and power generation.