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White House awards $450 million grant to ease port congestion

  Bloomberg The US Transportation Department is awarding some $450 million in grants for port-related projects to bolster capacity and improve the movement of goods as the US economy continues to be affected by congested supply chains, senior Biden administration officials say. “We’re proud to announce this funding to help ports improve their infrastructure — to get goods moving more ...

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UPS loses compensation fight over TNT merger veto

  Bloomberg United Parcel Service Inc lost a court fight for about $2 billion in compensation over the European Commission’s 2013 botched veto of its takeover bid for TNT Express. The European Union’s General Court on Wednesday dismissed the challenge, deciding that UPS failed to show how it had suffered damage. The dispute kicked off soon after UPS scrapped its ...

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Germany says it can do without Russian gas. That won’t be easy

Bloomberg Germany’s economy minister said the country could do without Russian gas. But that won’t be easy. Europe’s industrial powerhouse currently relies on Russia’s Gazprom PJSC for more than half its gas. And if anything, demand will only grow as the country phases out nuclear and coal-fired electricity. No. 2 supplier Norway is already pumping at full tilt, and Germany ...

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