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Business, Private, Top 100

Walmart CFO Says Shoppers Remain Focused on Food, Essentials

Walmart said shoppers are still spending about the same as they did a year or two ago, with a focus on food and essentials over discretionary purchases.

June 6, 2025
Government, Business

Poll: Canadians to Ditch US Travel Over Tariffs, State Jabs

Most Canadians say they plan to shun U.S. travel this summer as the trade war between the two countries continues, according to a poll by Leger Marketing.

June 6, 2025
Government, Business

US, Chinese Negotiators to Meet in London for Trade Talks

President Donald Trump said U.S. and Chinese negotiators will resume trade talks on June 9 in London, as the world’s two largest economies look to resolve a simmering dispute over tariffs.

June 6, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

Court Fight Over Small-Package Tariff Exemption Goes Forward

A court fight over President Donald Trump’s decision to end a U.S. policy that exempted small-value packages from China from tariffs is moving ahead over the administration’s opposition.

June 6, 2025
Government, Business

Japan, US Start Tariff Talks Amid Reports on Cars

Japan and the U.S. have begun trade negotiations, with media reports suggesting Tokyo’s delegation is trying to win a reprieve from the tariffs by pledging to make more cars in the U.S. 

June 6, 2025
Government, Business

Businesses Expect to Pass Along 50% of Tariffs, Survey Finds

Business expect to pass through roughly half of tariff-related expenses to U.S. consumers still reeling from the pandemic-era inflation surge, according to a new survey.

June 6, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

EU Launches Tool to Monitor Trade Diversion From Tariffs

The European Commission has launched a surveillance tool to monitor any trade diversion resulting from U.S. tariffs, as initial results revealed a surge of imports in many goods.

June 5, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment, Logistics

Truck Orders See Surprise Sequential Rise, Still Trail 2024

North American Class 8 truck orders continued to trend below the previous year but did see a surprise sequential improvement during May, according to ACT Research.

June 5, 2025
Government, Business

Trump Says US and China Will Resume Trade Talks

President Donald Trump said his conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping had a “very positive conclusion” on June 5, announcing that the two countries will hold trade talks.

June 5, 2025
Government, Business, Logistics

US Trade Deficit Narrows by Most on Record as Imports Plunge

The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in April by the most on record on the largest-ever plunge in imports, illustrating an abrupt end to the massive front-loading of goods by some companies.

June 5, 2025