GM sales rose almost 19% during the second quarter of 2023 while Toyota claimed its sales grew by 7.1% during the quarter.

Weeks of talks between UPS and Teamsters fell apart early on the morning of July 5 after stretching through the July 4 holiday.

The U.S. is also examining options for raw materials supply from Africa, but so far has only a few tentative plans, including preliminary cooperation agreements with the DRC and Zambia.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg hit back at the airlines, particularly United, saying the carrier has suffered out-sized impacts while others have recovered.

Spending rose by 1.3% from April 2023 to May 2023, according to a June 29 statement from the economy ministry, beating economists’ expectations of a 0.8% increase.

European gasoline and blending component cargoes to the U.S. are poised to drop to a three-month low in June, with volumes likely to be about 350,000 barrels a day.

“Machine suppliers should buy back the equipment and components we have purchased legally if we can’t use them,” said Yangtze Memory chairman and acting CEO Chen Nanxiang.

The U.K.’s Critical Minerals Association said U.K. miners “rarely receive interest or funding from private finance, and government funds don’t provide enough financing to truly aid projects.”

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada “has run out of options at the bargaining table,” it said in a June 28 statement on its website.

Thames’ bonds tumbled on June 28, just one day after CEO Sarah Bentley suddenly stepped down from her position amid concerns over the firm's financial stability.