Jim Ostroff

A huge highway bill will be parked for now as Tea Partiers debate whether the federal government should get out of the building business.

With autos that drive themselves, baby boomers may be able to keep their wheels longer.

In the works: Fewer post offices. Five-day deliveries in some areas. An OK to mail booze. And, yes, more rate hikes.

For now, China will focus on investment to get a share of American car profits. But you will have the chance to buy a Chinese car, soon.

Underutilized container-cargo ships are begging for business.

Dramatic changes -- like whether to drop Saturday delivery -- are now in Congress' hands.

The generation gap is a growing, long-term headache for automakers.

China is tapping into faltering firms for market access -- and saving jobs in the process.

Even today's fuel sippers will seem thirsty when the Obama administration is done with its overhaul of mileage rules.

A dearth of ocean cargo containers is stymieing efforts to ramp up exports and imports.

New models plus incentives have more Americans sporting new wheels.

Rebates and 0% financing are in the offing -- but they probably won’t last long.

Within five years, a new pipeline will make U.S. oil supplies more reliable.

As consumers increasingly demand conservation minded building materials, companies are rolling out new products.

Oil-producing countries will tighten their rules -- but not to the point of restricting output.

Changes to the grid to reduce power outages will help wind, solar, tidal and geothermal energy projects reach customers.

Your driving habits soon will be an open book to insurers and police in the aftermath of an accident or car malfunction.

China and India are two large and growing markets on the automaker’s radar screen.

Steel, aluminum and composite makers are vying to get more of their materials into cars and trucks.

Good old supply and demand are back in control of the prices of industrial metals, cement and lumber.

Full recovery for the carmaking industry is still far down the road.

Green power requirements will require utilities to invest big -- and raise rates.

Take a look at which states are landing key solar and other high-tech firms.

The president has little leeway as he struggles with the oil spill and the public backlash.

Uncle Sam’s new focus: More mixed-use developments, fewer long commutes.

With payrolls in jeopardy, a desperate Postal Service seeks more revenue.

Worries about safety and neighborhood aesthetics will spawn new rules but won’t stop solar installations.