U.S. intermodal rail traffic dropped 4.2% in the week ended Saturday compared with the same week last year, the Association of American Railroads said.
December 11, 2009Business
Companies Bring Back Some Benefits as Economy Improves
Companies including FedEx Corp. have begun reinstating some employee benefits as the economy has shown signs of improvement, USA Today reported Friday.
December 11, 2009BusinessGovernment
Business Inventories Rise for First Time in a Year
Business inventories rose in October for the first time in a year, the Commerce Department said Friday.
December 11, 2009BusinessGovernment
Consumer Confidence Improves in December
U.S. consumer confidence improved in December for the first time in three months, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan monthly consumer sentiment index released Friday.
December 11, 2009BusinessGovernment
Import Prices Rise 1.7% in November
The price of goods imported to the United States rose 1.7% in November, the most in five month, the Labor Department said Friday.
December 11, 2009BusinessGovernment
Retail Sales Increase 1.3% in November
Retail sales rose 1.3% in November, the Commerce Department said Friday.
December 11, 2009BusinessGovernmentSafetyFuel
CARB Offers Truckers Flexibility on Diesel Emissions Rule
The California Air Resources Board said late Wednesday it gave its staff until April to come up with a new provision to allow truck fleets more flexibility in reducing their diesel emissions.
December 10, 2009Business
Initial Jobless Claims Rise
Initial jobless claims increased last week after the previous week’s one-year low, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
December 10, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 10.5% in October
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 10.5% in October from a year earlier, the largest such decline in the 20 years in which it has been calculated.
December 9, 2009BusinessSafetyGovernment
DOT Freight Transport Index Drops 1.2%
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index fell 10.5% in October from a year earlier, the largest October-to-October decline in the 20 years in which it has been calculated.
December 9, 2009