Consumer Confidence Index Rises
U.S. consumer confidence rose slightly this month, but still remains near a 28-year low, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan’s preliminary monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
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Import Prices Drop 0.2%
The price of goods imported to the United States fell for a seventh straight month in February on lower commodity costs, declining 1.1%, the Labor Department said Friday.
March 13, 2009Obama, DOT May Revive Mexican Trucks Program
A day after a large government spending bill passed that included provision to end the U.S.-Mexican cross-border trucking program, the Obama administration has asked the Transportation Department to look into reviving it.
March 12, 2009Business Inventories Fall 1.1% in January
Business inventories fell 1.1% in January, the fifth straight decline, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
March 12, 2009Consumer Confidence Index Declines
U.S. consumer confidence declined this month, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
March 12, 2009Retail Sales Decline Less Than Forecast
Retail sales fell 0.1% in February the Commerce Department said Thursday.
March 12, 2009Navistar Reports 1Q Profit
Navistar International Corp. said it earned $234 million, or $3.27 per share, for its first fiscal quarter, compared with a loss of $65 million, or 92 cents, a year ago.
March 12, 2009Weekly Jobless Claims Continue to Rise
Initial jobless claims rose by 9,000 last week to 654,000, the sixth straight increase, the Labor Department said Thursday.
March 12, 2009Congress Moves to Halt Mexican Trucks Program
Congress has included a measure in a massive spending bill that would end the cross-border trucking program with Mexican begun by the Bush administration, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
March 11, 2009DOT Freight Transportation Index Falls 7.8%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index declined 7.8% in January from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
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