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The Conference Board said Tuesday its consumer confidence index for December rose to 102.3, a five-month high, from a revised 92.6 the month before.

The Department of Energy said Monday the national average price of retail diesel fuel rose 0.3 cent to $1.987 per gallon. br clear=all>

House of Representatives Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) indicated that when Congress convenes in January he would seek funding for highway projects left out of the 2005 transportation spending bill, a congressional staff member said.

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Rail Intermodal Volume Remains Strong, AAR Says • Comair Catches Up After Canceling 1,100 Flights • North Dakota Potato Growers Facing Shortage of Trucks • Former Fed Governor Says Rates Will Rise to 3.5% • And more...

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A storm packing snow, sleet and freezing rain stranded hundreds of motorists on Interstate 95 in eastern North Carolina early Monday and knocked out power to thousands of residents, news services reported.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Qualcomm Inc. officials said their new untethered trailer-tracking device had gotten a fast start in the marketplace, with 33,000 orders booked since August, 10,000 of those already shipped.

The California Air Resources Board voted Dec. 9 to require five engine manufacturers to upgrade emission reduction software in certain trucks that operate in the state by the end of April. The mandate replaces the voluntary plan instituted earlier this year.