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Borderlands Mexico: Mexican truckers win union rights after years of intimidation, dismissals

This week in Borderlands: Mexican truckers win union rights after years of intimidation, dismissals; Port of Lázaro Cárdenas posts record cargo volumes in 2025; and Port of Lázaro Cárdenas posts record cargo volumes in 2025.
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The Anatomy of a Chameleon Carrier Empire. How They Build It.

The question people always ask is, “Where did they get the money to grow to 500 trucks?” It’s all in the model, and it’s often rinse, reuse, repeat.
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Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy’s Operation SafeDRIVE Results in Removal of Nearly 2,000 Unqualified Truckers from American Roads and Arrests​

Friday, February 6, 2026
Operation SafeDRIVE conducted thousands of inspections across 26 states resulting in the removal of thousands of unqualified truckers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and state law enforcement partnered to execute the first wave of Operation SafeDRIVE, a high-visibility, multi-state enforcement and education effort focused on reducing dangerous driving behaviors, ensuring drivers are properly qualified, and addressing unsafe drivers and vehicles on the nation’s roadways.

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S&P 500 scores back-to-back gains as tech rises, Dow touches new record: Live updates​

The S&P 500 rose on Monday, boosted by technology stocks, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached new heights as investors awaited critical economic data and another batch of earnings reports following a volatile week that ended with the 30-stock index reaching a key milestone.

The broad-based index rose 0.47%, while the blue-chip Dow eked out a 0.04% gain, scoring a fresh all-time intraday high and closing record. The Nasdaq Composite jumped 0.90%.

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S&P 500 scores back-to-back gains as tech rises, Dow touches new record: Live updates

The moves come after the major averages bounced back Friday from sizable losses suffered earlier in the week.
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S&P 500 closes lower as AI fears weigh on financial stocks; Dow hits another record: Live updates​

The S&P 500 slipped on Tuesday as investors reacted to weaker-than-expected retail sales data and grew concerned about the threat artificial intelligence poses to the financial sector.

The broad-based index lost 0.33% and ended at 6,941.81, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.59% and closed at 23,102.47. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 52.27 points, or 0.10%, posting a closing record of 50,188.14. The index had scored its third consecutive intraday record earlier in the day, a move that comes after it surpassed the 50,000 level for the first time ever last week.

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S&P 500 closes lower as AI fears weigh on financial stocks; Dow hits another record: Live updates

Investors reacted to weaker-than-expected retail sales data and grew concerned about the threat artificial intelligence poses to the financial sector.
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Splash Wrap: The week in shipping in 233 words - Splash247

The US military chased a tanker across the world – from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean – intercepting it on Monday in Washington’s ongoing crackdown on Venezuelan oil exports. Vanuatu warned of a fraudulent website impersonating its registry. The unauthorised website, operating under the...
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Baltic Exchange Dry Index

Baltic Exchange Dry Index - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News

Baltic Dry rose to 2,791 Index Points on August 20, 2026, up 0.54% from the previous day. Over the past month, Baltic Dry's price has risen 4.53%, and is up 47.44% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for...
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