A report Tuesday by the Institute for Supply Management said that manufacturing activity in the United States suffered a contraction in March, adding to evidence that the economy softened during the month.

The national average price of diesel fuel fell another 6 cents a gallon to $1.602, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

Personal spending was unchanged in February, according to a government report, but a survey of consumers showed that consumer confidence hadn’t fallen as far as previously thought.

The United States raised the terror warning to "condition orange" or "high" as the United States prepares to go to war in Iraq.

The Federal Open Market Committee said Tuesday that it was leaving the benchmark interest rate unchanged after its meeting in Washington, and suggested it could revisit the economic questions when global uncertainties subside.

The national average price of diesel fuel rose 4.4 cents a gallon to $1.753, the third new record in as many weeks, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

WASHINGTON — The new chairman of the federal Surface Transportation Board, Roger Nober, outlined plans to make the STB more open and accessible to the public.

A large fire broke out at a Staten Island, N.Y., at an ExxonMobil oil storage facility Friday morning, forcing oil prices immediately higher, news services reported.

About 1,100 workers at a Sterling heavy-duty truck plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, went on strike Thursday night after the company could not reach a new contract with members of the Canadian Auto Workers, Bloomberg reported.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Thursday that before Mexican trucks can operate in the United States, the federal government must conduct further environmental review.