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Commercial auto rates rose 3.58% and general liability 4.18% in August while workers' comp fell 1.1%, and WTW put overall second-quarter commercial pricing up just 0.5%.
Commercial auto insurance rates rose 3.58 percent and general liability 4.18 percent in August while workers' comp fell 1.1 percent; EPA closed registration review on 20 canceled pesticide cases, the waters-of-the-U.S. proposal opens comment to October 9, the 33,000-visa H-2B cap filled September 4, Commerce set a 56.43 percent preliminary margin on Mexican copper tube, and PHTA published the 2026 public pool standard — every claim sourced.
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Wholesale diesel jumped 24.1% in August alone and is up 77.8% over the year, BLS reported September 10, with truck freight producer prices up 14.3%.
Wholesale diesel jumped 24.1 percent in August and 77.8 percent over the year while truck freight producer prices rose 14.3 percent; EPA's applicator-certification clearance lapsed August 31 with comments closing September 28, CPSC warned on pressure washers without GFCI plugs and non-compliant pool drain covers, and FMCSA pulled 110 CDL schools and 28,000 drivers in an August 31 crackdown — every claim sourced.
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Pending home sales fell 2.3% in July to 71.2, the lowest since January, and new single-family sales fell 10.5% to a 607,000 annual rate
Pending home sales fell to 71.2 and new single-family sales to a 607,000 annual rate, fewer than 3,000 H-2B numbers remain in the first-half FY2027 cap, DOE's commercial water heater standard binds October 6, and diesel hit $5.652 a gallon - every claim sourced.
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BLS's July CPI shows motor fuel up 24.8% over the year while motor vehicle insurance fell 4.5%, its second straight monthly decline, released August 12, 2026
Water, sewer and trash prices rose 4.6% against 3.4% overall CPI, the H-2B supplemental window stays open until September 15, PoolCorp's Q2 sales hit $1.8 billion as margin slipped to 29.7%, and Commerce proposed 25% tariffs on cargo trailers — every claim sourced.
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