CEO says legal pot complicates trucking recruitment
Washington hearing shows American Trucking Associations chief Chris Spear blaming recreational marijuana legalization in states for making it harder to recruit drug free drivers along with ongoing issues of low pay and poor working conditions. Lawmakers heard about rising large truck crash fatalities and fatigue factors while Spear urged development of instantaneous impairment testing to match alcohol standards.
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Day trading course warned against by Dave
Camille asks about borrowing $6,500 from emergency funds for a day trading class. Dave cautions that 78 to 84 percent of day traders lose money and no data show such courses reliably build wealth. He regrets using emergency savings for high risk stock trading and urges keeping the fund for emergencies.
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Trump tariffs roil Republicans and business groups
The piece notes President Trump’s volatile tariff moves disrupt GOP cohesion and anger corporate allies. It cites the Business Roundtable warnings on growth risks, Koch network PACs backing free trade, and Chamber of Commerce shifts toward Democrats. It highlights reactions from Jamie Dimon and Myron Brilliant as Trump defends tariffs.
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