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When Ford Motor Co. unleashes an ad blitz for its new F-150 during college football bowl games Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, it will emphasize how much the aluminum-bodied pickup can haul and tow. There will be no mention of fuel-economy gains that Ford says are one of the truck’s key attributes.

The Senate has passed the $1 trillion federal spending bill that includes the suspension of a key HOS restart provision.

West Texas Intermediate oil dropped below $60 a barrel for the first time since July 2009 as Saudi Arabia questioned the need to cut output, signaling its priority is defending market share. Brent fell to a five-year low.

The trade deficit was little changed in October as an improving U.S. economy caused imports to climb to a record while exports also rose.

UTi Worldwide Inc. and DSV A/S have ended talks after news of DSV’s potential acquisition sent UTi’s shares surging.

Service industries in the U.S. expanded in November at the second-fastest pace in more than nine years, a sign the world’s largest economy is powering past a global slowdown.

Companies in the U.S. added 208,000 workers in November, indicating steady progress in the labor market, a private payrolls report showed.