Business Update

The two countries agreed to suspend the fees for a year as part of their recent trade pact, but America still aims to build more commercial ships. Source link

Few American are becoming mariners today, but demand could soon rise because President Trump and a bipartisan group of legislators in Congress want to revitalize the American shipbuilding industry. Source link

There is hope the Thanksgiving holiday will be spared, but carriers will need some time to deal with the disruptions that the shutdown has caused for air travel. Source link

Even with a legislative breakthrough looking imminent, air travel faces ongoing delays, and health insurance costs are still set to jump. Source link

Commercial production has long been crucial to sustaining entertainment workers in the Los Angeles area. But it continues to plummet. Source link

For immigrant communities from countries with especially high duties, food costs have risen sharply courtesy of President Trump. Source link

With near-daily TV appearances, the transportation secretary has emerged as the face of the Trump administration amid the shutdown. Source link

An appeals court made a late-night ruling against Trump officials as they dug in on cutting payments to states. Source link

A lawsuit filed on Monday argued that the president has discriminated against blue states by slashing federal funds for political leverage during the shutdown. Source link

The five-year-old start-up, which has just 52 employees and is profitable, is now valued at $2.1 billion by investors including Andreessen Horowitz. Source link