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The U.S. trade deficit widened to a two-year high in July, fueled by a surge in imports of goods and stepped-up efforts to ensure adequate supply ahead of a potential dockworkers strike.

The union representing East and Gulf coast dockworkers kicks off a two-day meeting Sept. 4 in New Jersey to discuss wage demands with port employers under the threat of a disruptive strike.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. economists gamed out the potential economic implications of a Republican or Democratic victory in the November elections.

Climate negotiators from the U.S. and China will resume talks Sept. 4 in Beijing on deepening emissions cuts and transition funding.

New large warehouses would have to be several hundred feet or more from homes, schools and other sensitive land uses if a late-hour bill approved by California’s Legislature becomes law.

The greatest hurdle to the widespread adoption of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles is the most difficult to overcome: an underlying lack of trust and faith in ZEVs.

BERLIN — German security authorities are warning of “unconventional incendiary devices” being sent via freight service providers after several incidents in which parcels sent by private individuals across Europe caught fire while in transit.

Texas, Iowa, Maryland, Oregon and Pennsylvania are the biggest beneficiaries from the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training grant program funding.

FRANKFURT, Germany — Volkswagen says auto industry headwinds mean it can’t rule out plant closings in its home country and must drop a pledge that would have barred layoffs through 2029.

DETROIT — Another death has been linked to dangerous Takata air bag inflators by U.S. regulators, the 28th in the United States.