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Rail freight traffic rose in the first week in June, the second week of year-over-year growth following two weeks of declines, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday.

Navistar International Corp. Thursday reported earnings for its second quarter ended April 30 surpassed its previous guidance, and the company boosted its earnings outlook for the fiscal year 2005.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ederal safety officials said a new study shows that driving while talking on a cell phone is a key cause of traffic accidents, and that even using hands-free devices adds little extra safety benefits, the Detroit News reported.

The number of U.S. workers filing for initial unemployment benefits fell 21,000 to 330,000 for the week ended June 4, the Labor Department reported Thursday.

The first tropical storm of the 2005 hurricane season formed in the northwest Caribbean, moving closer toward Cuba and on a track to hit the U.S. Gulf Coast, the Associated Press reported Thursday.

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Wholesale inventories increased 0.8% to $350 billion in April, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.

Ryder System Inc. said it won a contract from the New York Post to support distribution of the newspaper to the New York metropolitan area.

Less-than-truckload shippers had mixed reactions to the news that parcel giant UPS Inc. would enter the LTL market with its proposed purchase of Overnite Transportation.