Jobless Claims Fall to 12-Week Low Amid Tight Labor Market
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest since September, returning to hover near an almost five-decade low and signaling the labor market remains tight after what some economists saw as possible cooling signs.
December 13, 2018Replay: LiveOnWeb's 'Plugging Into an Electric Future'
On our Dec. 19 LiveOnWeb program, we were “Plugging Into an Electric Future” as we assessed the rapid escalation of development and deployment of electric vehicle technology. Watch the replay.
December 12, 2018Norfolk Southern Confirms HQ Move to Atlanta
Norfolk Southern Corp. on Dec. 12 announced officially what had been expected for some time: that it will move its corporate headquarters from Norfolk, Va., to Atlanta.
December 12, 2018Trucking Company Protests Illinois Utility’s Pick for Coal-Hauling Contract
An East St. Louis, Ill.-based trucking company president protested the city of Springfield’s decision to award a three-year coal-hauling contract to a Decatur-based firm and asked City Council members on Dec. 11 to instead give the contract to his company.
December 12, 2018Report: China Could Allow Foreign Companies More Industrial Access
WASHINGTON — A media report suggests Beijing is scrapping its “Made in China” industrial policy criticized by the Trump administration in favor of one that allows greater access for foreign companies.
December 12, 2018Employees at Amazon’s New NYC Warehouse Launch Union Push
A committee of employees at Amazon.com’s recently opened Staten Island fulfillment center is going public with a unionization campaign, a fresh challenge to the e-commerce giant in a city where it plans to build a major new campus.
December 12, 2018Bombardier’s New Jersey Transit Win Softens ‘Astonishing’ Blow in Canada
Bombardier Inc. got a split decision in its accelerated push for rail contracts, scoring a victory in New Jersey and a home-turf loss the company called “astonishing.”
December 12, 2018Washington State Combats Collisions With New Wildlife Bridge
SNOQUALMIE PASS, Wash. — Before descending the Cascade Mountains on its final stretch to Seattle, Interstate 90 cuts through a mountain pass of old-growth forests and wetlands.
December 12, 2018Oil Extends Gain as US Stockpiles Drop and Trade Tensions Ease
Oil extended an advance after a U.S. industry report signaled a bigger-than-expected draw in nationwide crude inventories and as trade tensions eased between the world’s largest economies.
December 12, 2018House Panel Examines Draft Legislation for Ethanol Mandates
WASHINGTON — With the current session of Congress quickly coming to a close, the top policymaker on environmental issues in the U.S. House made sure new draft legislation on ethanol mandates he co-authored would see the light of day.
December 12, 2018