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UPS Inc. officials Thursday set ambitious financial targets based on profit growth of about 10% companywide, reiterated its adjusted 2011 earnings and said its trucking profits could double over the next three years.

Industrial production increased for the fourth straight month, rising 0.2% in August, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.

The consumer price index rose 0.4% in August as food, energy and housing costs increased, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Manufacturing activity in the New York region contracted in September for the fourth straight month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said Thursday.

Initial jobless claims climbed by 11,000 last week to 428,000, the highest level in nearly three months, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Third-party logistics operator Jacobson Cos. is expanding in Asia through the acquisition of G-Link Express Logistics assets, the company announced.

Inspiron Logistics announced it has launched a new notification system that enables fleet managers to alert trucks and personnel about current weather impacts, route closures and time sensitive information with in-cab voice or text alerts.

UPS Inc. said Wednesday it is launching a new service called “My Choice,” which aims to give consumers greater control over home delivery.