Surging Services Costs Spark Unexpected Surge In US Producer Prices In January

Kevin Plank's Unsellable Thoroughbred Race Farm Sees Another Deep Price Cut Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank has once again cut the asking price on his massive thoroughbred racing farm in northern Baltimore County, Maryland, as the historic farm - once owned by the Vanderbilt family - continues to sit on the market amid a series of deep price cuts. Plank has been winding down his sprawling real estate portfolio, offloading everything from multiple residential properties to a luxury hotel in Baltimore City in recent years. Among his crown jewels - alongside...

Mexico Truckers Block Key Freight Routes In Nationwide Strike By Noi Mahoney of FreightWaves, A nationwide strike by Mexican truckers and farmers blocked major highways and freight corridors across Mexico on Monday, disrupting access to Mexico City, industrial zones and several U.S.-Mexico border crossings. The protest, organized by the National Association of Transporters (ANTAC) and the National Front for the Rescue of the Mexican Countryside (FNRCM), included road blockades in at least 20 states and began around 7 a.m. CST, with disruptions expected to last several hours or longer in some areas. The...

Hungary To Halt Gas Deliveries To Ukraine Over Its Energy 'Blackmail': Orban Hungary is moving to choke off gas flows to Ukraine, escalating an energy standoff after Kiev halted Russian oil transit via the Druzhba pipeline. Prime Minister Viktor Orban in a fresh social media video address reiterated that Ukraine has blocked the Soviet-era route for a month, and he newly warned: "As long as Ukraine does not provide oil, it will not receive gas from Hungary," according to a translation. via Reuters Orban added that diverted supplies will be stockpiled domestically, filling...