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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. etail diesel fuel prices will average $2.85 a gallon in the fourth quarter, then fall for the first three quarters of 2006 to a third-quarter low of $2.49 before rising again, according to projections released Tuesday by the Department of Energy.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ank truck carrier Quality Distribution reported late Monday that its earnings dropped to $50,000 or 0.3 cent a share for the third quarter, compared with $2.8 million or 14 cents a year earlier.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ooper Tire & Rubber Co. Tuesday reported it lost $840,000 or 2 cents a share in the third quarter, down from earning $9.9 million or 18 cents a year earlier.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. lobal energy needs will surge 50% by 2030 and prices will rise if capacity is not significantly increased, according to a report issued Monday by the International Energy Agency, the Associated Press reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. oodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said it is partnering with the Tire Industry Association to offer certified tire-technician training, a move Goodyear said would improve revenues from its commercial tire services.

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Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. .S. regular gasoline pump prices plunged 23 cents in the past two weeks to an average of $2.45 a gallon for three grades, analyst Trilby Lundberg reported in her latest survey.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ehicle-parts supplier Dana Corp. said late Friday that it would not file its 10-Q earnings statement for the quarter ended Sept. 30 by an Nov. 14 extended filing deadline.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he United States and China have reached a tentative agreement to limit imports of Chinese clothing and textile products into the United States, the Associated Press reported.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Environmental Protection Agency Monday said that it was awarding 10 grants totaling more than $1 million as part of the agency's Clean Diesel Campaign.