Business
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Trade Gap Narrows to Smallest in Five Months
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in August to the smallest in five months, helped by a larger services surplus and a pickup in merchandise exports.
PepsiCo Lowers Revenue Forecast as Sales Growth Weakens
PepsiCo lowered its organic revenue forecast for the year after U.S. consumers continued to pull back on buying its snacks and drinks.
J.B. Hunt to Back Freight, Logistics Startup Incubator
The venture aims to launch up to six startups over the next three years, beginning in 2025, to address core strategic challenges within the transportation industry.
Hurricane Milton Takes Aim at Tampa Bay as Category 4 Storm
TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Milton weakened slightly but remained a ferocious storm that could land a once-in-a-century direct hit on the populous Tampa Bay region with towering storm surges.
Rivian Faces Delays, Cuts Production After Supplier Misstep
Rivian miscalculated when communicating supply and demand needs with Essex, its sole supplier of what are essentially copper wires that carry the electric current inside EV motors.
Hurricane Milton Is Now a Disastrous Category 5 Storm
This makes Milton one of the most powerful storms produced in the Atlantic this year, rivaled only by Hurricane Beryl, which raked Texas, Mexico and the Caribbean in July.
WYDOT Rolls Out Web-Based Permitting for Heavy Loads
Launched on Oct. 1, the ProMiles commercial web-based system streamlines the administration of self-issued permits while maintaining existing state permit requirements.
Production Begins at Hyundai’s $7.6 Billion EV Factory
Hyundai has begun electric vehicle manufacturing at its new factory near Savannah, Ga., a major milestone in Georgia’s emergence as an EV hub.
Rivian Seeks Federal Loan to Restart EV Plant Construction
New documents show Rivian has applied for a federal loan to help finance the $5 billion electric vehicle factory it plans to build an hour east of Atlanta.
Lucid’s Quarterly Production Falls, Missing Estimates
Lucid Group Inc.’s electric vehicle production dropped in the third quarter and missed analysts’ forecasts, even as deliveries exceeded expectations.