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The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales of previously owned homes fell 8.3% in April, but remain at a very strong pace.

LAS VEGAS — Customer orders for big trucks, now undergoing a dramatic rebound, are likely to plummet in the fall and remain flat well into 2003 once the current rush has spent itself, truck manufacturers told their dealers at a national meeting last week.

Insurers are beginning to offer limited terrorism insurance coverage to U.S. businesses, although industry officials say a federal backup plan under consideration by Congress is still needed to cover catastrophic losses.

'Too Soon to Tell,' Philly Fed Chief Says About Rate Hikes • Crude Oil Up on Possible Saudi-U.S. Rift • Old Dominion Earnings Jump 125% • Oshkosh Sees 2Q Income Rise 7.8% • And more...

Nuclear Waste Shipments Could Go Through Populated Areas • FBI Issues Warning About Attacks at Malls • Safety Audit Rules Sent to OMB • Mineta: Airport Screening Deadline Will Be Met • And more...

Trucking companies are helping the U.S. economy by purchasing new tractor-trailers in greater numbers, the New York Times reported Wednesday, but opinions are mixed as to whether it will be short-lived or not.

In its regular report on the state of the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it sees "signs of improvement" in nearly all regions of the United States, although some areas of the country report weakness.

Qualcomm Cites Sharp Drop in Earnings • Chevron Unveils New Fuel for Diesel Engines • XM’s Subscribers Up, but Losses Mount • XATA Sees 1Q Loss Widen • And more...

The winter storm that blew out of the Rocky Mountains in early March left a swath of ice, record snowfall, treacherous driving conditions from Colorado to Michigan and nearly two dozen people dead.