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FedEx Corp. has helped government officials combat terrorism by turning over some of its customers’ records to authorities, having its employees keep an eye out for suspicious activity and setting up its own state-sanctioned police force, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

The major North American freight railroads joined the Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay partnership, which is aimed at reducing emissions across industry, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.5% in the first quarter, faster than a previous 3.1% estimate in late April, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

The number of U.S. workers filing for initial unemployment benefits rose 10,000 in the week ended May 21, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. ollowing the House's action late Wednesday, the Senate Thursday approved a one-month extension of the existing federal highway bill, which is scheduled to expire May 31, the Associated Press reported.

Rail freight traffic dropped for a second straight week but intermodal volume continued to climb compared with last year, the Association of American Railroads reported.

National Carriers Inc. said Thursday it joined American Trucking Associations to work more closely with its industry counterparts in advancing the interests of trucking.

Benchmark light sweet crude oil futures rose slightly Thursday to close at $51.01 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, Bloomberg reported.

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The number of new home sales exceeded expectations for a second straight month, rising 0.2% to a record high annual rate of 1.316 million, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday.