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February Factory Orders Rise 0.2%, Commerce Reports
Orders placed with factories rose 0.2% in February, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.
March 31, 2005
TT's Seth Clevenger and Mike Senatore unpack the trends, surprises and shake-ups that define this year's Top 100 for-hire carriers..
Chicago Manufacturing Activity Rises in March
Manufacturing in the Chicago area increased in March, the National Association of Purchasing Management-Chicago said Thursday.
March 31, 2005Personal Spending, Incomes Rise in February
Personal spending increased for an eighth straight month in February, rising 0.5%, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
March 31, 2005Intermodal Firm Trailer Bridge Reports 4Q, Annual Profit
Trailer Bridge Inc., a provider of integrated trucking, intermodal and marine freight services, reported fourth-quarter net income of $1.3 million or 11 cents a share, compared with a net loss of $1.9 million or 19 cents a year earlier.
March 31, 2005Initial Jobless Claims Jump by 20,000, Labor Dept. Says
The number of U.S. workers filing for unemployment benefits for the first time rose by 20,000 in the week ended March 26, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
March 31, 2005Corporate Profits Rose to 13.5% in Fourth Quarter
U.S. corporate profits rose 13.5% in the fourth quarter, buoyed by steady economic growth, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
March 31, 2005Navistar Says Supply Constraints Won't Affect Earnings
Navistar International Corp. said late Thursday that supply constraints would not result in excessive inventory in its second fiscal quarter which ends April 30 and should have no impact on the company’s full-year earnings.
March 31, 2005Volvo Reaches Tentative Agreement With UAW on Va. Plant
Volvo Trucks North America said Thursday that the company and the United Auto Workers had reached a tentative agreement on terms of new three-year agreements that would cover the 2,800 UAW members who work at the company's truck manufacturing plant in Dublin, Va.
March 31, 2005Crude Oil Rises Following Talk of Potential ‘Superspike’
Crude oil futures rose Thursday on reports of a potential "superspike" that could push prices to as high as $105 a barrel by 2007, news services reported.
March 31, 2005Webb Wheel Products Sets Separate Business Units
Webb Wheel Products said it had reorganized its operations into separate business units, including original equipment manufacturers, aftermarket and the transit industry.
March 30, 2005