Consumer Confidence Falls in February
U.S. consumer confidence dropped in February from a two-year high, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
February 12, 2010QuickBooks for Trucking: Connecting QuickBooks to Your TMS
Learn how Truckbase connects QuickBooks for trucking and your TMS to help you marry your trucking-specific data in your TMS with your financial data in QuickBooks.
Retail Sales Grow 0.5% in January
Retail sales climbed 0.5% in January, the third increase in four months, the Commerce Department said Friday.
February 12, 2010Business Inventories Fall 0.2%
Pennsylvania Reopens Interstate 78
Pennsylvania has reopened Interstate 78, which had been shut down following Wednesday’s Mid-Atlantic blizzard that stranded more than 200 motorists, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Thursday afternoon.
February 11, 2010Diesel to Average Near $3 This Year, DOE Says
Diesel fuel will climb to average $2.95 a gallon this year before rising to $3.16 in 2011, the Department of Energy said.
February 11, 2010Diesel to Average Near $3 This Year, DOE Says
Diesel fuel will climb to average $2.95 a gallon this year before rising to $3.16 next year, the Department of Energy said.
February 11, 2010U.S., Mexico Must Resolve Trucking Dispute, Trade Rep Says
The U.S. and Mexico need to resolve a dispute over allowing Mexican trucks access to U.S. roads, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said in Mexico City, Bloomberg reported.
February 11, 2010Rush Enterprises’ 4Q Earnings Decline
Rush Enterprises’ fourth-quarter net income fell 70% to $1.5 million, or 4 cents a share, from $5.1 million, or 14 cents, a year earlier.
February 11, 2010DOE Fuel Prices on Hold with Government Shutdown
The federal government in the Washington area remained closed for a fourth day Thursday following Wednesday’s blizzard and as a result the Department of Energy is not likely to release its weekly fuel prices until at least Friday.
February 11, 2010Jobless Claims Decrease for Week
Initial jobless claims fell by 43,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
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