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'They feel like their life is over': Nebraska community reacts to Tyson plant closure​

Nov 25, 2025
Tyson Foods' decision to close its Lexington plant by late January will result in the loss of 3,200 jobs, prompting community leaders to seek solutions and support affected families.

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World Container Index - 27 Nov

27 Nov 2025: Drewry’s World Container Index decreased 2% to $1,806 per 40ft container this week.
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Baltic Exchange Dry Index - Price - Chart - Historical Data - News

Baltic Dry rose to 2,480 Index Points on November 27, 2025, up 3.29% from the previous day. Over the past month, Baltic Dry's price has risen 27.18%, and is up 74.77% 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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Stock futures trading disrupted after CME data center outage: Live updates​

Stock futures trading was halted Friday following a “cooling issue” at a data center that caused a disruption in assets traded at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

CNBC data shows that Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were up 52 points, or 0.1%, when trading stopped. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures traded 0.1% higher and 0.2%, respectively.

“Due to a cooling issue at CyrusOne data centers, our markets are currently halted,” a spokesperson for the CME said in an emailed statement in the early hours of Friday. Treasury trading later resumed after the CME’s BrokerTec EU and U.S. markets were open. As of 6:50 a.m. ET, trading in oil, gold and equity futures remained impacted, among other assets.

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How Black Friday became a retail letdown: ‘To sustain the ride, they started to dilute it’​

  • Black Friday is arguably the biggest shopping day of the year, but the event has changed and is no longer marked by riotous crowds, unbelievable deals and marathon hours.
  • Consumers are spending less over the Thanksgiving weekend, and foot traffic on Black Friday has barely budged in recent years.
  • “The integrity of the event is pretty much gone,” said Mark Cohen, former CEO of Sears Canada. “In today’s day and age, promotional pricing just gets better and better from a consumer’s point of view the closer you get to the holiday.”
Black Friday has long been defined by massive crowds, rock-bottom prices and rabid consumers willing to bite, scratch and claw their way to the best deals of the season. But these days, retail’s biggest holiday looks a bit different.

Stores are opening their doors later, foot traffic is flat, online shopping is up and, in a world where Black Friday begins in September, consumers are wary, unsure if the deals they’re getting are even that good.

“The integrity of the event is pretty much gone,” said Mark Cohen, former CEO of Sears Canada, who spent a decade as the director of retail studies at Columbia Business School. “Back in the day, a Black Friday price was the best you could ever find on something ... never to be seen again. In today’s day and age, promotional pricing just gets better and better from a consumer’s point of view the closer you get to the holiday.”

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Big Paychecks Can’t Woo Enough Sailors for America’s Commercial Fleet​

KINGS POINT, N.Y.—Some of America’s best starting salaries are at sea. And they aren’t luring enough workers.

Straight out of college, graduates from the country’s maritime academies can earn more than $200,000 as a commercial sailor, with free food and private accommodations. Commercial sailors travel the world. Coffee breaks come with an ocean view. At night, the sky explodes with stars.

Despite the pay and perks, maritime jobs go begging, and it is raising national-security concerns. America is already short of commercial seafarers for a cargo fleet President Trump wants to see grow. Very little cargo currently moves on American-flagged ships, partly because of staffing. U.S. shipping companies, which are generally required to hire Americans, say they are starved of crews.

The shortage is getting attention. An executive order from President Trump and proposed bipartisan legislation aim to resurrect America’s maritime industry across shipbuilding, ship ownership and shipboard staffing.

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Misclassification lawsuit: New Jersey truck school's costly settlement

NJ truck driving school settlement resolves lawsuit over driver misclassification.
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Yellow settles with pensions

Bankrupt Yellow Corp. has settled its withdrawal liabilities with 14 multiemployer pension plans.
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The Feds drop the hammer on illegal immigration

The Administration has announced a major new initiative targeting the financial channels used by undocumented immigrants, marking a strategic and powerful
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