LONDON/NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prices will rise for Americans who buy $5 shirts, $10 lamps and $20 shoes on direct-from-China shopping sites like Shein and Temu after U.S. President Donald Trump suddenly shut a trade loophole that had been used to ship low-value packages duty-free from China. But the cancellation this week of the so-called de minimis loophole will...

08:55 AM EST, 02/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- MDU Resources Group ( MDU ) reported Q4 adjusted earnings from continuing operations Thursday of $0.34 per share, up from $0.31 a year earlier. Four analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.34. Operating revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was $535.5 million, up from $499.9 million a year earlier. Two analysts surveyed by...

08:50 AM EST, 02/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The good news for Canada is that the country moved back into a trade surplus in December -- the first surplus since February 2024, said Rosenberg Research. However, the not-so-good news on Wednesday was that the black ink was lower than market expectations: C$0.71 billion instead of C$1.02 billion -- and to make...

08:53 AM EST, 02/06/2025 (MT Newswires) -- NFI Group ( NFYEF ) , an independent bus and coach manufacturer and a player in zero-emission electric mass mobility solutions, said Thursday that its subsidiary New Flyer of America signed a significant contract to provide up to 500 zero-emission and hybrid buses to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. The contract includes...