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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he expects Parliament to ratify NAFTA's successor next week, the last step before the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement can take effect and ensure continued stable flows of cross-border freight. Trudeau's government will introduce legislation to...

Mitsubishi Motors (OTC: MMTOF) shares fell sharply after authorities raided facilities associated with the company’s German subsidiary on Tuesday over suspected diesel emissions fraud, according to Nikkei Asian Review. What Happened German prosecutors raided ten business premises...

The Climate Finance Partnership (CFP) organization is seeking to raise $500 million as initial funding for its environment protection fund. BlackRock Takes Charge The CFP was announced at the One Planet Summit in September 2018. Leading partner BlackRock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) said the vehicle will...

The central banks of Japan, Canada, and some of the European Union members are teaming up to study the prospects of launching centralized digital currencies in their respective countries. What Happened The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, Switzerland's Swiss National Bank...

Boeing on Tuesday confirmed growing suspicions that the return to service for the troubled 737 MAX will take much longer than recently expected, saying its best estimate is that safety regulators won't begin to authorize the plane for commercial flights until midyear. The aerospace giant said it...

Everything from driverless trucks, the U.S. tariff war with China and the growth of ocean ports was discussed during the opening day of the National Industrial Transportation League (NITL) Transportation Summit in San Antonio. The 2020 NITL summit is being held through Wednesday. The summit brings...

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg wants to "undo the harms of the Trump administration" by putting back in place higher standards for truck emissions with the goal of electrifying 15% of the heavy-duty fleet by 2030. That goal is part of the former New York City mayor's recently...

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates. The World Economic Forum (WEF) is hosting its annual conference for global academic, business, policy and political leaders beginning today, January 21, through...

As U.S. investors returned to their desks to begin a holiday-shortened week, they were facing some concerns that seemed to be eating into the optimism that led stocks to record highs last week. The deadly coronavirus outbreak in China brought back memories of the economic repercussions from the...

Huawei CFO extradition trial has started in Canada, Nikkei Asian Review reports. What Happened The extradition hearing started on Monday in a court in Vancouver, British Columbia. The court will decide whether Meng Wanzhou, Huawei chief financial officer who is accused of bank fraud and...

The U.S. Energy Department's planned ban for licensed exports of highly enriched uranium (HEU) for medical isotope production will be delayed for two years to give the nuclear medicine industry more time to develop adequate supplies of a less radioactive alternative. The export ban of HEU was...

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U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron have agreed to a truce on their ongoing digital tax dispute. What Happened The United States and France have agreed that neither country will impose punitive tariffs until the end of 2020. Macron called Trump on Sunday to find common...