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The University of Michigan’s preliminary consumer sentiment index for July rose to 96.5, more than expected.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. usiness inventories rose 0.1% in May, the Commerce Department said Friday.

The producer price index for June was unchanged from May, while prices excluding food and energy fell 0.1%, the Labor Department said Friday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. roduction at U.S. factories, mines and utilities rose 0.9% in June, twice as much as expected, the Federal Reserve said Friday.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported record second-quarter earnings Friday, with its profit rising to $54.6 million or 33 cents a share, from $45.6 million or 27 cents a year earlier.

Sirva Inc. said Friday that through its North American Van Lines subsidiary it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its transportation solutions business, Sirva Logistics, to an affiliate of Lake Capital Partners LP.

Truckload carrier Landstar System Inc. said Thursday that it earned a record $23.5 million or 39 cents a share in the second quarter, compared with $17.6 million or 29 cents a year earlier.

Retail sales rose 1.4% in June from the previous month, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.

Prices paid by consumers remained static in June, reflecting lower energy prices compared with May, the Labor Department said Thursday.