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Housing starts fell in May following the expiration in April of a home sales tax credit, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Prices paid to U.S. producers decreased 0.3% in May, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Swedish truck maker Scania AB opened its second dealership in Iraq and seeks to start another one this year as the country’s reconstruction spurs demand, Bloomberg reported.

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association filed notice that it will challenge a new federal rule requiring fleets with poor hours-of-service records to use electronic onboard recorders to monitor drivers.

Treat drivers with respect” is advice many self-proclaimed retention experts offer as the sole solution to high driver turnover. That’s like advising carriers not to lower their rates during a recession: It’s just not that easy.

The price of goods imported to the United States fell 0.6% in May as oil prices declined, the Labor Department said Tuesday.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region improved this month, showing positive activity for the 11th straight month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Tuesday.

Large trucks will pay about $1.50 a mile to travel peak hours on the first segment of Maryland’s Intercounty Connector, scheduled to open by early next year.