Tag: Transportation and shipping

CSX profit rose 8% in the third quarter but hurricane damage will impact current period

CSX's delivered 3% more shipments in the third quarter to help drive its profit 8% higher, but only modest volume growth is expected...

The US could see shortages and higher retail prices if a dockworkers strike drags on

NEW YORK -- U.S. ports from Maine to Texas shut down this week when the union representing about 45,000 dockworkers went on strike...

Amazon, Target and other retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday shopping season

Retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season, but fewer seasonal employees are expected to be taken on this year to help...

A dockworkers strike could shut down East and Gulf ports. Will it affect holiday shopping?

NEW YORK -- U.S. ports from Maine to Texas could shut down Tuesday if a union representing about 45,000 dockworkers carries through with...

Takeaways from AP's report on how shrimp farmers are exploited as supermarkets push for low prices

BANGKOK -- BANGKOK (AP) — A new investigation focused on three of the world’s largest producers of shrimp released Monday claims that as...

US retailers brace for potential pain from a longshoremen's strike

With a dockworkers' strike threatening to close ports on the East and Gulf coasts beginning this week, Chris Butler is growing worried. Butler...