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Truck driver filling up truck with diesel

Against the backdrop of rising tensions in the Middle East, the national average price of a gallon of diesel increased for the third consecutive week, spiking 20.4 cents to $3.775 a gallon.

Two weeks from President Donald Trumps deadline to reach trade deals, some of the talks aimed at clinching agreements to avoid higher tariffs are struggling to get over the finish line.

Waymos robotaxis will begin carrying passengers through parts of Atlanta on June 24 in an expansion of a partnership with Uber that began earlier this year in Austin.

A ship that caught fire in the Pacific Ocean earlier this month has sunk. The vessel was carrying about 3,000 vehicles, of which about 800 were EVs.

President Donald Trump demanded that energy producers push down crude prices following U.S. military strikes on Iran.

Blowback to President Donald Trumps idea of tariffs on imported semiconductors is proving to be broad and deep, and includes Tesla, Ford and GM.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is advancing his pledge to pivot Canada away from its security reliance on the U.S., where it currently spends the vast majority of its defense dollars.

The Brazilian company is expected to price a three-part offering of debt due in 10, 30 and 40 years on June 23, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.

In the shale oil fields of Texas, North Dakota and New Mexico, executives are unlikely to change their capital budgets based on abrupt price moves from U.S. military strikes on Iran.

The war between Israel and Iran has raised concerns that Iran could retaliate by trying to close the Strait of Hormuz, the worlds most important oil chokepoint.

Tanker rates extended gains as tensions in the Middle East ratchet higher, with shipowners demanding bigger fees to call at ports in the Persian Gulf after the U.S. launched strikes on Iran.

Jerome Powell

The Federal Reserve will continue to wait and see how the economy evolves before deciding whether to reduce its key interest rate, Chair Jerome Powell said June 24.

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Ford Again Urges Congress to Preserve EV Battery Tax Credits

It would be a shame to build these facilities and then all of a sudden you have to scale back on the most important part of it, which is people, a Ford vice president told reporters.

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