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A group representing independent truck drivers and motorists in seven states filed a complaint Wednesday against 17 oil companies and gasoline and diesel retailers for overcharging at the pump for fuel heated above the industry standard.

Manufacturing growth slowed in New York state in December, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday.

OPEC oil ministers said Thursday they will cut production by a half-million barrels a day starting Feb. 1, a 1.9% reduction, Bloomberg reported.

Business inventories rose 0.4% in October, and business sales declined 0.2%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Patriot Transportation Holding late Tuesday reported net income of $2.6 million or 85 cents a share for its fiscal fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, up from $2.2 million or 72 cents in the same quarter a year ago.

U.S. retail sales jumped 1% in November, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration spokesman said the agency hoped to publish its intermodal chassis safety rule and a proposal to strengthen its new entrant audit program by the end of the year.

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Executives including the chairman of FedEx Corp. are urging Congress to take measures to ensure the United States becomes less reliant on imported oil, news reports said Wednesday.