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An index of leading economic indicators rose 0.1% in November, the New York-based Conference Board reported Thursday.

President signed into law new postal legislation Wednesday that will ensure predictable price increases tied to the rate of inflation, the U.S. Postal Service said.

First-time U.S. jobless claims rose 9,000 last week to 315,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued an intermodal chassis safety proposal Thursday that includes provisions for more inspections and greater oversight of equipment.

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) said he was soliciting “expressions of interest” from private-sector investment groups to place a monetary value on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, a first step toward privatizing the road.

FedEx Corp. Wednesday reported it earned $511 million or $1.64 a share for its fiscal second quarter ended Nov. 30, up from $471 million or $1.53 for the same period last year.

Truckers smoking alone in their cabs will be exempt from Ohio’s new anti-smoking law, the Columbus Dispatch newspaper reported.

A bankruptcy court has approved components maker Dana Corp. to sell its trailer axle business to Hendrickson USA.

Freightliner LLC said Wednesday it will build a $300 million truck manufacturing plant in northern Mexico that will make Freightliner and Sterling trucks.

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