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U.S. consumer confidence rose to an eight-month high in December, the New York-based Conference Board reported Thursday.

Existing home sales rose 0.6% in November, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday.

First-time U.S. jobless claims edged up 1,000 last week to 317,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

BEIJING — China’s manufacturing powerhouse already turns out a stunning mountain of heavy- and medium-duty trucks, but to the relief of the outside world’s truck makers, they aren’t yet ready for prime time.

Navistar International Corp.’s shares will continue trading on the New York Stock Exchange while NYSE officials review the stock exchange's decision to suspend the company’s stock over accounting issues, Bloomberg reported.

The average price of U.S. retail diesel fuel fell a penny to $2.596 a gallon, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.

New home sales jumped 3.4% in November, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

The strength of consumer spending in 2007 will to be a big factor in the trucking industry’s health in 2007, the Associated Press reported.

Canada Sets ‘Soft Enforcement’ Period for New HOS Rules • Pa. Sets New Windshield-Wiper Law

Five years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the U.S. trucking industry spent 2006 addressing another proposed round of federal background-check requirements.