The trucking industry may be facing a demographic problem in the maintenance yard. WSJ Logistics Reporter, Loretta Chao, writes that trucking companies need more computer-savvy technicians and mechanics to work on the increasingly sophisticated engines behind today’s vehicles.
A shortage of glass is taking a toll on the nation’s commercial building boom, adding millions of dollars to the cost of new skyscrapers and halting some projects midway through construction.
Demand for commodities in China might be on the wane as its economy slows, but in a nation of tea drinkers, coffee-even a pricey cup-is a rare bright spot.
Much more is highlighted in A Look Around the Nation and the World.
