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Large discounts and worries about shortages of popular gifts lured consumers to stores this holiday weekend, but early returns show it will not be the shot in the arm that many retailers were hoping for, news services reported..

Snow Finally Reaches Plains States • Air Cargo at LAX Declines in October • Energy Industry on Alert for Attack • Boeing, Isuzu Announce Job Cuts • Washington Remains Deadlocked Over Stimulus • And more...

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The average price of diesel fuel across the United States fell 2.9 cents per gallon last week to $1.223, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Cell Phone Firms Battle Dead Zones • Wireless Delivery Drives Forward • Mobile Phone Sales Dive in 3Q • And more...

Two economic reports released on Wednesday offered a glimmer of hope heading into the start of the holiday shopping season, as the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index rose while new claims for state unemployment benefits fell.

One week after Russia declined to substantially trim its daily oil output in cooperation with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the No. 2 oil exporter said it has not ruled out cutting oil production to help prop up sagging prices, Bloomberg reported.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sleep researchers have again asked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to approve a demonstration program they say could provide tremendous benefits to trucking companies.

Sales of the big-rig Class 8 trucks continued to slump in October, as manufacturers reported total sales 18.4% below those of October 2000 and year-to-date sales 35.9% below the previous year.

Florida Motor Vehicle Workers Face Bribe Charges • Bush Says He'll Prevent Strike at United Airlines • New Anthrax Victim Found • Ga. Boasts Lowest Gasoline Prices • And more...