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Business

New ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Sales Rise 1.3%

New home sales rose 1.3% in October, the Commerce Department said Monday.

November 28, 2011
BusinessTechnology

Technology Firm E2open Expands Presence in China

E2open, a provider of cloud-based global supply chain technology, announced on Monday it has partnered with Shanghai Future Information Technologies Co., which will resell, operate and support E2open’s technology in China.

November 28, 2011
Business

Freight Tonnage Index Rises 5.7%

October truck tonnage rose 5.7% above year-ago levels, continuing a streak of nearly two years of continuous growth that has moved the freight barometer within hailing distance of the record level it hit almost seven years ago, according to American Trucking Associations.

November 28, 2011
BusinessTechnology

DriveCam to Acquire Rair Technologies

DriveCam Inc., a maker of truck-cab video recorders, announced it will buy Rair Technologies, a provider of compliance services for commercial trucking fleets.

November 28, 2011
BusinessTechnology

GE Transportation to Buy Software Provider RMI

GE Transportation said it will acquire transportation software provider RMI from New York private equity firm Carlyle Group for an undisclosed sum.

November 28, 2011
BusinessFuel

Oil Rises Over $100 a Barrel

Oil rose to more than $100 a barrel in pre-market trading Monday, the highest in a week, on signs of U.S. economic recovery and following economic sanctions on Syria, Bloomberg reported.

November 28, 2011
BusinessTechnology

NavStar to Work With Trinity Noble

NavStar Technologies, a start-up company making electronic onboard recorders, has signed an agreement with Trinity Noble to add cellphone detection to its hardware and services.

November 28, 2011
BusinessTechnology

Cummins Invests in Research Center Expansion

Independent engine maker Cummins Inc. said it would invest $24 million over three years to expand its Cummins Technical Center research facility in North Charleston, S.C.

November 28, 2011
BusinessFuel

Daimler Delivers 1,000th Truck Powered by Natural Gas

Daimler Trucks North America said it has delivered its 1,000th truck powered by natural gas and added it was the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to reach that mark.

November 28, 2011
PerspectiveGovernmentBusiness

Opinion: Nafta Works

The slogans on signs held by opponents of the cross-border trucking provisions of the North American Free Trade Agreement have included statements such as “Nafta Kills!â€

November 28, 2011