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Schwarzenegger Sworn in As California Governor • N.Y. Fed Factory Index Rises to Record • Study Supports Tough Seat Belt Laws • Trailer Bridge 3Q Loss Narrows • And more...

WASHINGTON — The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee last week approved a 6-year, $255 billion transportation bill that would fund increases in federal highway spending.

Ford Motor Co. said it would introduce a light-medium truck designed for commercial urban and suburban delivery markets in 2005.

The average retail price of diesel fuel in the United States rose 0.5 cent to $1.481 per gallon, the Department of Energy reported Monday.

House, Senate Reach Deal on Energy Bill • Con-Way Implements Surcharge for Insurance Costs • Consumer Sentiment Index Highest Since May 2002 • Covenant Transport Completes Stock Offering • And more...

The Federal Reserve said Friday that industrial production rose 0.2% in October after increasing a revised 0.5% in September.

Retail sales declined in October as Americans bought fewer automobiles and paid less for motor fuels, the Commerce Department reported Friday.

U.S. wholesale prices rose 0.8% in October, led by higher costs for food and vehicles, the Labor Department reported Friday.

First-time claims for unemployment benefits rose 13,000 to 366,000 in the week ended Nov. 8 from a revised 353,000 the prior week, the Labor Department said Thursday.