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Jobless Claims Decline for Week

Initial jobless claims fell last week and continuing claims reached a new record the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

February 12, 2009

Business Inventories See Largest Decline Since 2001

Business inventories fell 1.3% in December, the fourth consecutive month of decline and the largest drop since 2001, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

February 12, 2009

Oil Drops Below $34 a Barrel

Oil prices fell to near a five-year low Thursday, dropping almost $2 to below $34 a barrel as inventories rose to a seven-year high, Bloomberg reported.

February 12, 2009

Wright Express Reports Higher 4Q Income

Wright Express Corp. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter earnings rose to $65.2 million, or $1.66 a share, from $4.6 million, or 11 cents, a year ago.

February 11, 2009

Norfolk Southern, CN to Share Track, Freight in Midwest

Canadian National Railway and Norfolk Southern Corp. plan to create a “MidAmerica Corridor,” an agreement in which the railroads will share track and carry each other’s shipments in various routes in the Midwest, the railroads announced Tuesday.

February 11, 2009

Wholesale Inventories Fall 1.4%

Wholesale inventories fell 1.4% in December, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

February 10, 2009

Rush Reports Lower 4Q Profit

Truck dealership Rush Enterprises said its fourth-quarter net income fell to $5.1 million, or 14 cents a share, from $12.3 million, or 32 cents, a year ago.

February 11, 2009

Express-1 Reports Higher 4Q Profit

Express-1 Expedited Solutions’ fourth-quarter profit rose to $587,000, from $457,000 a year ago, while its per-share income held at 2 cents.

February 11, 2009

U.S. Trade Deficit Falls to Lowest Level Since 2003

The December U.S. trade deficit fell to the smallest level in almost six years, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

February 11, 2009

Pacer Reports Loss for 4Q, Year

Transportation and third-party logistics firm Pacer International said late Wednesday it took a fourth-quarter loss of $65.1 million, or $1.87 a share, compared with a profit of $20.6 million, or 59 cents, a year earlier.

February 11, 2009