New Home Sales Decline in February
New home sales fell 1.6% in February, the second straight monthly decline, the Commerce Department said Friday.
March 23, 2012Arkansas to Study Tolls for Interstate 40
The state of Arkansas will fund a study to examine the viability of tolling a portion of Interstate 40 in the state, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported.
March 23, 2012Trailer Bridge Emerges From Bankruptcy
Trailer Bridge Inc., which provides ocean shipping between Florida, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, has emerged from Chapter 11 with Seacor Holdings as its new majority owner.
March 23, 2012Oil Rises Over $107 Following Iran Report
Oil rose almost $2 to more than $107 a barrel Friday following a report that Iranian crude exports may drop due to sanctions, Bloomberg reported.
March 23, 2012Navistar Makes Natural Gas Push at MATS
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Navistar Inc. made a big push for natural gas at the Mid America Trucking Show, being held here this week.
March 22, 2012Oil Falls Below $105 a Barrel
Oil fell more than $2 to below $105 a barrel Thursday, the lowest level in more than two weeks, Bloomberg reported.
March 22, 2012UTi Worldwide’s 4Q Profit Declines
Air and freight forwarder UTi Worldwide said its fiscal fourth-quarter net income slipped to $12.4 million, or 12 cents a share, from $14.5 million, or 14 cents, a year earlier.
March 22, 2012Leading Indicators Rise in February
An index of leading economic indicators rose in February by the most in 11 months, the New York-based Conference Board said Thursday.
March 22, 2012FedEx Corp.’s 3Q Profit Improves
FedEx Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter net income more than doubled, to $521 million, or $1.65 per share, from $231 million, or 73 cents, a year ago.
March 22, 2012Jobless Claims Fall to Four-Year Low
Initial jobless claims declined by 5,000 last week to the lowest level in four years, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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