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Strike Continues at Cummins Crosspoint

Negotiations between Teamsters and a distributor for diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. continued Tuesday, two days after workers at a West Virginia facility went on strike, the Associated Press reported.

April 3, 2007
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Air Cargo Shipments Dip 0.6%

Air cargo shipments inched up 0.6% in February, the Air Transport Association said late Monday.

April 3, 2007
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Supreme Court Calls for Review of Greenhouse Gas Rules

The Supreme Court Monday ordered the federal government to take a new look at regulating carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles, in a rebuke to the Bush administration’s policy on global warming, the Associated Press reported.

April 2, 2007
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ISM Manufacturing Index Declines in March

The Institute for Supply Management’s March manufacturing index slowed and costs rose to the highest since August, ISM said Monday.

April 2, 2007
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UTi Worldwide’s 4Q, Full-Year Income Rise

Air and ocean freight forwarder UTi Worldwide's fourth-quarter net income rose to $23.6 million or 24 cents a share, from $9.7 million or 10 cents a year earlier.

April 2, 2007
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Teamsters Strike at W. Va. Cummins Plant

Forty-three employees of a distributor for diesel engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. went on strike Sunday at a plant in South Charleston, W.Va.,Ìýthe Associated Press reported.

April 2, 2007