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The U.S. trade deficit narrowed by 1.7% in June as exports surged to a record, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

Prices paid to U.S. producers rose 0.6% in July, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

I was hoping to see some relaxation in the cross-border commercial traffic fiasco. Once again, this is on hold until the next attempt — probably during the next administration.

If you could ever see a silver lining in a tragedy as disastrous as the collapse of that Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, it’s that the catastrophe brought the lamentable state of our nation’s infrastructure to the forefront of everyone’s attention.

States that participated in the Single State Registration System before its termination have agreed to postpone collecting fees until September, despite Congress’ extension of the program, officials said.

Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund said its second-quarter net earnings rose to C$7.9 million or about 17 cents per unit, from C$4.3 million or 8 cents a year earlier.

Retail sales gained 0.3% in July, the Commerce Department said Monday.

New Hampshire officials say the state’s low fines for overweight trucks do little to curtail heavy loads, which cause long-term damage to bridges and highways, the Associated Press reported Monday.