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Orders placed with U.S. factories rose 1.7% in June, the largest increase in three months, the Commerce Department reported Monday..

The California Air Resources Board said it will allow only ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel to be sold in the state beginning in 2006, unlike the rest of the country in which two kinds of diesel would be available until 2010.

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Manufacturing in the United States expanded in July for the first time since February, the Institute for Supply Management reported Friday. br clear=all>

The U.S. economy lost 44,000 jobs in July, but the unemployment rate dropped to 6.2% from 6.4% as discouraged workers left the work force, the Labor Department reported Friday.

The University of Michigan said Friday that its consumer sentiment index for July increased to 90.9 from 89.7 in June. The preliminary reading for July was 90.3.

The Senate passed an outline for a sweeping national energy policy late Thursday that calls for greater use of corn-based ethanol and billions of dollars in tax measures to spur energy development and conservation, news services reported.

After waiting for months for the Transportation Security Administration to clear up procedures for background checks of hazardous materials drivers, key industry and state officials said this week it was now too late to meet the fast-approaching deadlines.

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