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In what is a strong warning sign about future U.S. economic activity, the private Conference Board said Tuesday that its much-watched consumer confidence index for February fell 106.8, well below January's 115.7 reading.

New orders placed with U.S. factories for goods designed to last three years or more fell 6% in January, a decline more than twice what private economists had projected and another sign that the factory sector continues weak.

Axis to Track Toyotas During Delivery; Gainsco Retreats from Trucking Insurance, Restructures; and more...

Qwest to Seek Right to Expand Long-Distance Service; Intel to Acquire VxTel in $550 Million Deal, a Web-Phone Move; Automaker Drives Wireless in Plants

The slowing economy and high rate of trucking company failures in 2000 have eased the acute shortage of truck drivers — at least momentarily — and given companies a break from escalating driver-pay increases, according to several trucking executives.

Mexican, and possibly Canadian, trucks entering the United States would be required to pass and pay for safety inspections if Congress passes a bill introduced by an Illinois representative.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes dropped 6.6% in January, the second straight monthly decline, the National Association of Realtors reported Monday.

Federal-Mogul Cutting 1,100 Jobsl; 3Com to Cut 1,200 Jobs; Gasoline Price Falls in Survey; Landair Reports 4Q Loss; FedEx Offering Discounts to Small Business Group; and more...

PanAmSat Sets Venture With Grupo Pegaso Affiliate; AT&T Pressured to Reach Cable Deal; Most Can Live Without Wireless Web, Survey Shows; Small Suppliers: Weak Retail Link.

At least 11 were reported killed as a winter storm struck Virginia and other parts of the U.S. eastern seaboad Thursday, triggering massive traffic accidents and paralyzing the ground transportation system for hours.