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The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that 11 of its 12 district banks reported expanding economic activity in October and November.

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The Conference Board said Tuesday its index of consumer confidence fell to a nine-month low in November.

Just as some trucking companies have veered from strictly asset-based work into third-party logistics services, tire manufacturers, too, are trying to earn a dollar from peddling knowledge and not just using machinery.

The U.S. economy grew at a 3.9% annual pace in the third quarter, faster than previously estimated, the Commerce Department said Tuesday..

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Secretary Tom Ridge submitted his resignation in writing to President Bush on Tuesday morning, news services reported.

Saudi Arabia’s oil minister, Ali al-Naimi, said the nation planned to expand output capacity by 14% to ease concern of potential shortages, Bloomberg News reported.

NEW ORLEANS — Officials at pipeline companies and fuel retailers said they would have to change fuel-distribution patterns, and be careful when loading or storing ultra-low-sulfur fuel, to avoid its being contaminated by fuel with higher sulfur content to an extent that the ULSD would fail to meet government standards.

SAN ANTONIO — Shippers, carriers and brokers can all benefit from technology, provided it is tailored to their specific needs and not simply speeding up existing processes, said speakers and participants at a shippers’ technology committee meeting.