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Initial jobless claims rose to 558,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Canada-based transportation firm Trimac Income Fund earned C$1.1 million, or 3 cents per unit, in the second quarter, compared with C$2.6 million, or 9 cents, a year ago,

Retail sales fell 0.1% in July, the first decline in three months, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

The price of goods imported to the United States fell 0.7% in July, the first decline in six months, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Intermodal trailer traffic fell 26.9% in the second quarter of 2009, the Intermodal Association of North America reported.

Canadian firm Contrans Income Fund said that its second-quarter profit was C$6.2 million, or 20 cents per unit, down from C$10.2 million, or 35 cents, a year ago.

Commercial vehicle component maker Accuride Corp. said it lost $36.1 million, or $1 per share, in the second quarter, compared with a profit of $3.4 million, or 10 cents, a year ago.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers earned $38.8 million, or 37 cents per share, in the second quarter, compared with $45.9 million, or 43 cents, a year ago.

DHL Express will pay the U.S. government $9.4 million in fines to settle a dispute that it made shipments to Iran, Sudan and Syria in violation of U.S. embargoes, the Associated Press reported.

The U.S. trade deficit widened 4% in June, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.