The auto sector accounts for the biggest component of Japan’s exports to the U.S. and serves as a pillar of employment and a trendsetter for wage growth.
September 16, 2025Transportation Compliance News
Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.
End of De Minimis Exemption Helped Sink Luxury Retailer Ssense
Ssense filed for bankruptcy protection after the end of a U.S. duty exemption for small shipments dealt a final blow to the struggling retailer.
September 15, 2025California Oil Merger Advances as State Clears Path to Drill
The bill marks a sharp shift from years of regulatory scrutiny by the state’s lawmakers toward its oil and gas industry and decades of declining in-state crude production.
September 15, 2025Fusion Energy Could Deliver Power in 8 Years, DOE Chief Says
Fusion energy, which powers the sun and stars, has the potential to produce abundant carbon-free electricity, but efforts to harness it have proved elusive.
September 15, 2025Canada Deficit to Hit $50.6 Billion Amid Trade War Costs
Mark Carney’s task is to convince Canadians and opposition lawmakers that his planned spending will eventually boost the resilience and productive capacity of the economy.
September 15, 2025Perspective: Tax Cuts Keep Supply Chain Moving
When President Donald Trump signed the Big Beautiful Bill into law on July 4, it did more than reform the nation’s tax code. It prevented the largest tax hike in American history.
September 15, 2025China-US Strike TikTok Deal After Threat of Shutdown
President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping would be speaking Sept. 19.
September 15, 2025China Investigates US Semiconductors Ahead of Trade Talks
The Ministry of Commerce announced an antidumping probe into certain analog IC chips imported from the U.S. and an antidiscrimination probe into U.S. measures against China’s chip sector.
September 15, 2025Musk Answers Tesla’s Pay Proposal With $1 Billion Stock Buy
The purchase amounts to a show of confidence in Tesla’s prospects after a challenging first half of the year in which vehicle deliveries slumped 13% worldwide.
September 15, 2025Trump, Union Pacific CEO Discuss Norfolk Southern Acquisition
Union Pacific's CEO discussed the railroad’s proposed $72 billion acquisition of rival Norfolk Southern with President Donald Trump as the company seeks regulatory approval for the deal.
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