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Diesel Jumps 4¢ to $2.964; Gas Falls 3.1¢ to $2.787

Diesel fuel’s national average price jumped 4 cents from last week to $2.964 a gallon, the Energy Department said Monday.

September 18, 2007

Industrial Production Rises 0.2% in August

Industrial production rose 0.2% in August, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

September 14, 2007

August Retail Sales Rise 0.3%

Retail sales gained 0.3% in August, the Commerce Department said Friday.

September 14, 2007

Business Inventories Rise 0.5%

Business inventories rose 0.5% in July while sales gained 1.1%, the Commerce Department said Friday.

September 14, 2007

Consumer Confidence Rises in September

U.S. consumer confidence rose slightly this month, according to the University of Michigan’s latest consumer sentiment index, released Friday.

September 14, 2007

Import Prices Decline, Labor Says

The price of goods imported to the United States dipped in August on lower oil costs, the Labor Department said Friday.

September 14, 2007

Senate Bill Blocks Some Tolls

A transportation spending bill passed by the Senate Wednesday includes a ban on tolls for existing Texas roadways, the Associated Press reported.

September 13, 2007

Jobless Claims Rise for Week

Initial jobless claims rose by 4,000 last week to 319,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

September 13, 2007

Hub Group to Buy Drayage Firm

Intermodal and brokerage firm Hub Group said that its Comtrak Logistics subsidiary will buy intermodal drayage firm DNJ Transportation for $12.1 million.

September 13, 2007

Oil Closes Above $80 for First Time

Crude oil futures rose to a third record in three days Thursday, closing the trading day at more than $80 a barrel for the first time ever, Bloomberg reported.

September 13, 2007