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LEI Rises Less Than Expected in March

The Conference Board said Thursday that its index of leading economic indicators, increased 0.1% in March, the fifth rise in the past six months, but well below the 0.3% increase analysts expected.

April 18, 2002

Editorial: Focusing on Security

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.Events since the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on Sept. 11 make it clear that there has been a paradigm shift in how this nation looks at transportation security.

April 18, 2002

Opinion: Republican Agenda for the House of Representatives

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor.The national, economic and personal security of all Americans is a top concern during the war on terrorism.

April 18, 2002

Delphi Posts 1Q Loss, Will Cut 6,100 More Jobs

Delphi Corp., the world’s largest vehicle parts manufacturer, said Wednesday that it plans to eliminate another 6,100 jobs as it reported a net loss for the first quarter of $51 million, or 9 cents per share.

April 18, 2002

News Briefs - April 18

House Votes to Make Bush’s Tax Cut Permanent • Profits Increase Slightly for Heartland Express • Va. Passes Regional Tax Referendum • Senate Rejects Alaska Oil Drilling Bill • And more...

April 18, 2002

Fuel Cells Touted as Trucking’s Little Helper

Fuel cells, created during the space race to the moon, have an attractive simplicity to them and a huge advantage over internal combustion engines in the emissions department.

April 17, 2002

Technology Briefs - April 11 - April 17

Maverick to Install Eaton’s Vorad System • Illinois Testing Ethanol-Diesel • IEEE Working to Establish Crash Data Standards • Delphi Unveils New Commercial Vehicle Battery • And more...

April 17, 2002

News Briefs - April 17

Police Pursuit Causes Delays on Wilson Bridge • No Rate Hike Soon, Greenspan Says • USA Truck Earnings Up Despite Insurance Costs • Oil Prices Rise After Report Shows U.S. Supplies Falling • And more...

April 17, 2002

Commission Delays Toll Hikes on Del. River Bridges

Toll increases on seven of the toll bridges linking New Jersey with Pennsylvania were delayed indefinitely pending implementation of the E-ZPass system, a spokeswoman for the bridges’ operating authority said.

April 17, 2002

Transportation Security Chief Hospitalized

John W. Magaw, head of the Transportation Security Administration, underwent angioplasty Tuesday morning at George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C.

April 16, 2002

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