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Editorial: Oregon Tax Drama Resumes
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. regon is credited — or blamed — with inventing the weight-distance tax, back in 1947, as a way of collecting revenue from truckers. Eventually it was adopted by nearly two dozen other states.
May 20, 2005Crude Oil Prices May Continue to Fall
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil prices may fall for the third straight week next week as rising OPEC output continues to boost U.S. inventories and on signs of slowing global economic growth, Bloomberg reported.
May 20, 2005Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Drops to 7.3
Manufacturing in the Philadelphia area fell to a 7.3 reading in May, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.
May 19, 2005Port of Miami Drops Final Suit Against Truckers
The Port of Miami withdrew its final lawsuit Wednesday against truckers who had shut down the port last summer over low pay and high costs, after both sides agreed to work to improve turnaround times.
May 19, 2005Leading Economic Indicators Fall 0.2% in April
The index of leading U.S. economic indicators fell for a fourth straight month in April, in part due to high fuel prices, the Conference Board reported Thursday.
May 19, 2005Southern California Ports Set to Install Peak-Hours Fees
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. egistration will begin Monday for a new program aimed at reducing congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif., by setting fees for drivers operating in peak daytime hours, the group administering the program said Thursday.
May 19, 2005Oshkosh Unit to Expand in Fire, ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security Sectors
Specialty truck maker Oshkosh Truck Corp. said Thursday that its Pierce Manufacturing Inc. subsidiary will invest $18.5 million to expand manufacturing to build vehicles for the firefighting and homeland security sectors.
May 19, 2005Initial Jobless Claims Drop by 20,000
The number of U.S. workers filing for initial unemployment benefits fell by 20,000 the week ended May 14, reversing three weeks of increases, the Labor Department said Thursday.
May 19, 2005Oil Hits Three-Month Low; Price Drops Below $47 a Barrel
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. rude oil futures hit a three-month low Thursday, falling to $46.80 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange following Wednesday's reports of strong crude-oil and gasoline inventories.
May 19, 2005House DHS Budget Would Give More Money for Port Protection
Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he House passed a $31.9 billion budget Tuesday for the Department ºÚÁϳԹÏÍøland Security that would increase funds to be spent on detecting radioactive material at ports, the New York Times reported.
May 18, 2005