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  • Jul 5, 2022

    How the trucking industry is a leading economic indicator

    Now truck drivers can be added to the growing list of labor-related shortages.
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    It’s time for a check-in on the trucking industry, which has been at the forefront of everything from supply chain issues to driver shortages. Now, inflation and high gas prices are looming. The Supreme Court has ruled that the Biden administration can do away with the Trump-era “remain in Mexico” policy, which required asylum seekers to stay in Mexico among dangerous conditions along the border while authorities dove into their court cases. Many eyes are on what the administration does to replace the policy. 

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  • Jul 5, 2022

    The trucking industry is coming down from its pandemic boom

    Many independent truck drivers are starting to see lower rates and increased fuel costs, says Lewie Pugh, Executive Vice President of the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association.
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    Many independent drivers are starting to see lower rates and increased fuel costs, says Lewie Pugh, executive vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association.

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  • Jul 5, 2022

    Judge rules in favor of drug distributors in opioid lawsuit

    This illustration image shows tablets of opioid painkiller Oxycodon delivered on medical prescription taken on September 18, 2019 in Washington,DC. - Millions of Americans sank into addiction after using potent opioid painkillers that the companies churned out and doctors freely prescribed over the past two decades. Well over 400,000 people died of opioid overdoses in that period, while the companies involved raked in billions of dollars in profits. And while the flood of prescription opioids into the black market has now been curtailed, addicts are turning to heroin and highly potent fentanyl to compensate, where the risk of overdose and death is even higher.
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    In West Virginia, a federal judge has ruled in favor of three major drug distributors in a lawsuit over the opioid addiction epidemic. Two local governments had sued, arguing the distributors shared blame for the crisis, which has killed nearly half-a-million Americans. The re-emergence of coal in Europe – due to the saga over Russian gas – could mean setbacks when it comes to meeting global climate change goals.

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  • Jul 5, 2022

    Norway strike hits already fragile energy market

    An aerial view taken from an helicopter during a media visit shows five platforms over the Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea some 140 kilometres west from the town of Stavanger, Norway, on December 3, 2019. - Norway's King Harald will formally inaugurate the field in January 2020, but production began back in early October 2019 and 350,000 barrels are already being pumped up per day. Fifty years after the Scandinavian country first struck black gold, the field holds the promise of another half-century of oil business, despite growing opposition to fossil fuels. (Photo by Tom LITTLE / AFP) (Photo by TOM LITTLE/AFP via Getty Images)

    From the BBC World Service: A strike of offshore workers in Norway is likely to cause a significant reduction in oil and gas destined for Europe. In neighboring Finland, a sand battery may hold the key to how we can use renewable energy when the weather doesn’t cooperate. And as President Biden is considering lifting some tariffs on China, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen holds talks with the Chinese Vice Premier.

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  • Jul 5, 2022

    Coal’s comeback threatens global goals for fighting climate change

    With the war in Ukraine restricting Europe's access to Russian energy, Germany is among the nations seeking alternative fuels for generating electricity, including more coal.
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    Countries are turning back to less expensive but carbon-heavy coal because of rising energy costs and Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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  • Jul 4, 2022

    Poll: Americans don’t agree on how to fight inflation, nor do they trust the government to figure it out

    Americans are spending more money than they've got coming in each month.
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    Those are the larger takes from the survey from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy. For more, we spoke with Eric Plutzer, a political science professor at Pennsylvania State University and director of polling at the McCourtney Institute. Fears of wildfires have ignited a run on “safe and sane” fireworks. The BBC reports on a conference dedicated to the rebuilding of Ukraine.

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  • Jul 4, 2022

    There’s little public consensus on how to tackle inflation, new poll shows

    When pressed about fighting inflation, survey participants say they want to hold the line on prices for essentials, says Eric Plutzer of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy. But "those policies require the Congress and the president to work together."
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    The public is “at odds with expert opinion and traditional policymaking,” says Eric Plutzer of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy.

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  • Jul 4, 2022

    Supreme Court ruling sparks questions about tribal sovereignty, commerce

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    A Supreme Court ruling last week has caused confusion about states’ authority and non-Native businesses on tribal lands, with some saying the ruling ultimately threatens tribal sovereignty. The Bureau of Economic Analysis has data that shows a decline in consumer spending, thanks to inflation. The Brexit discussion has been rekindled due to cost-of-living struggles in the U.K.

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  • Jul 4, 2022

    Argentina’s president appoints new economy minister after sudden resignation

    Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez is pictured during a bilateral meeting with the German Chancellor on the sidelines of the G7 summit at Elmau Castle, southern Germany, on June 27, 2022. - The Group of Seven leading economic powers are meeting in Germany for their annual gathering from June 26 to 28, 2022. (Photo by Markus Schreiber / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MARKUS SCHREIBER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

    From the BBC World Service: Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez has appointed a new economy minister overnight. That’s after the previous minister resigned following criticism of his policies by the vice president – and former president – Cristina Kirchner. International leaders gather in Switzerland to start drawing up plans for Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction. And we hear how sky-high inflation has been a mixed blessing for Turkey’s Mediterranean resorts.

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  • Jul 1, 2022

    So far, it has not been a fun 2022 for Wall Street

    A slide in U.S. stocks rippled through tech-heavy Asian stock markets
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    Stocks have posted their worst first half of a year since 1970, with S&P and Nasdaq each down more than 20% since January. Where do stocks go for the rest of the year? For more, we’re joined by Christopher Low of FHN Financial. Plus, European Union leaders are hammering out what appear to be the first comprehensive set of cryptocurrency regulations in the world.

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