Afternoon Coffee: Hurricane Harvey Sends Gasoline Prices Soaring, Amazon to Lower Prices at Whole Foods

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能源公司即将感受到德克萨斯州的痛苦worst storm in decades. As Bloomberg reports, Hurricane Harvey, which could make landfall as a Category 3 storm, is set to hit a cluster of oil refineries that process almost 5 million barrels a day. Gasoline futures have risen to their highest point in four months, hitting $1.7303 a gallon.

整个食品价格

Whole Foods customers, rejoice! Amazon takes control over the grocer Monday, and the new owner’s first move will be toslash prices the same day, according to the New York Times. The tactic is the same one Amazon has employed in several other industries, and share prices for competitors such as Kroger and Wal-Mart dropped in response.

大众菲亚特

大众和菲亚特克莱斯勒举行谈判possible joint productionof light-utility vehicles, the Wall Street Journal reports. While the discussions are still in early stages, the collaboration could include jointly building two of Volkswagen’s popular mid-size vehicles.

Intermodal Traffic

最后，物流更新：美国国际电景铁路交通上涨8.2％，汽车持续持续时间为8月19日，逐步的一周增加0.8％，逐步的铁路报告。