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Crude oil prices fell to their lowest level in two weeks following positive inventory reports from the Department of Energy that supplies were holding strong.

Congress is set to increase U.S. daylight-saving time by two months, to run from March to November, in a move to save energy, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

FedEx Corp.’s less-than-truckload unit FedEx Freight said Tuesday it was opening of five new service centers as part of a strategic expansion throughout the United States.

SCS Transportation late Monday reported a first-quarter profit of $5.8 million or 38 cents a share, up from $5.5 million or 36 cents a year earlier.

Truckload carrier Werner Enterprises Inc. said late Monday its net income for the second quarter grew 17% to $25.3 million or 31 cents a share, up from $21.6 million or 27 cents a year earlier.

The level of housing starts was unchanged in June from May’s rate, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

Ford Motor Co. Tuesday reported its profit dropped 19% as North American auto operations lost money on falling car and truck sales.

After falling in early trading, crude oil prices rose slightly Tuesday as Hurricane Emily was bearing down on the Mexico-Texas border and forecast to miss most U.S. oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, Bloomberg reported.

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