-- General Motors Co.’s profit surged 60% from a year ago, easily beating Wall Street’s expectations on strong demand for gas-powered trucks in the US. The automaker’s stronger-than-expected performance comes mostly from its US business, where demand for pickup trucks and SUVs — along with a slowdown in sales growth of electric vehicles that lose money at current volumes — …
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Traffic on the West Virginia Turnpike was heavier than expected during the first two days of the Thanksgiving travel week, state officials said. More than 721,000 vehicles passed through Turnpike toll booths from Tuesday, Nov. 22 through Sunday, Nov. 27, state transportation officials said. Traffic for the two days before Thanksgiving was nearly 2,000 vehicles higher than …