Diesel fuel’s national average price rose slightly, gaining 0.6 cent to $2.674 a gallon, its sixth straight gain, the Department of Energy reported.
September 1, 2009BusinessGovernment
July Factory Orders Rise 1.3%
Factory orders rose 1.3% in July, the fourth straight gain, the Commerce Department said.
September 2, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
Second-Quarter Productivity Jumps 6.6%
U.S. workers’ productivity rose in the second at an annual rate of 6.4%, higher than previously reported, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
September 2, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
ISM Factory Index Shows Manufacturing Expansion
U.S. manufacturing showed expansion in August for the first time in more than a year and half, the Institute for Supply Management said Tuesday.
September 1, 2009GovernmentBusiness
Construction Spending Falls 0.2% in July
U.S. construction spending slipped 0.2% in July, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
September 1, 2009GovernmentBusinessSafety
YRC Gains $950 Million Credit Agreement
YRC Worldwide said it has amended a $950 million credit agreement with lenders, a move that sent its stock higher in after-hours trading, the Associated Press reported.
September 1, 2009BusinessGovernment
New Trucks to Be Added to W.Va. State Fleet
West Virginia-made Hino trucks soon will become part of the state Division of Highways’ road maintenance fleet, the Associated Press reported.
September 1, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
NAFTA Surface Trade Plunges 31.5% in June
Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 31.5% in June from a year earlier, though rose from May, the Department of Transportation said Monday.
August 31, 2009GovernmentBusiness
Oil Falls $3 to Below $70 a Barrel
Oil fell $3 a barrel Monday to close below $70 as the dollar strengthened and China’s stock market fell 7%, Bloomberg reported.
August 31, 2009GovernmentBusiness
Dealers to Push for 10% Tax Credit for New Trucks
Truck dealers plan to meet with Obama administration officials Wednesday to push for a 10% tax credit for buyers of new trucks and engines.
August 31, 2009