Economy

More than 70 percent of goods consumed in the U.S. are moved by truck. The American Trucking Associations says the industry needs to hire almost 900,000 more drivers to meet rising demand.

North Carolina will not be landing the highly sought-after Toyota-Mazda joint auto manufacturing plant. 

The state of the American job market, as revealed by jobs numbers released this morning.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry proposed a rule that would essentially subsidize older fuel sources to compete with cheaper natural gas and renewables. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission cried foul.

Supporters of a tax cut for beer brewers say it will boost jobs. Critics say it will reduce tax revenues that offset the costs of excessive drinking, related to health problems and drunken driving.

Trump's numbers are right, but it's hard to make the case that he should get credit for them.

North Carolina officials are trying to figure how to describe commercial fishermen because of numbers that show that most people who buy licenses don't sell their catch to dealers.