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The number of Americans filing initial applications for unemployment insurance rose by 17,000 to 327,000 for the week ended March 5, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

An oversupply of iron ore may lead to steel price drops, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

The House of Representatives Wednesday voted down an amendment to the federal highway bill that would have limited the tolling of the interstate highway system to new capacity only, in favor of the bill’s existing language which allows such projects on a limited basis.

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The economy continued to expand in January and February, with most of the 12 Federal Reserve districts reporting increases in economic acivity including freight services, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

House members began debate on provisions of a six-year highway reauthorization bill Wednesday, including consideration of efforts to amend federal hours-of-service rules for truck drivers.

Gasoline prices could reach record highs within a month and remain well above $2 a gallon this summer, the Department of Energy said.

Yellow Roadway Corp. may buy back as much as $200 million in stock following its $1.37 billion acquisition of USF Corp., Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

Specialty truck maker Oshkosh Truck Corp. said Wednesday it will spend $5 million to expand its manufacturing and new product facilities near its Oshkosh, Wis., headquarters.

Kentucky lawmakers defeated a measure that measure that would have raised weight limits for some trucks, the Associated Press reported.