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President Obama signed legislation Friday ending a two-week partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Associated Press reported.

The U.S. unemployment rate declined a tenth of a point in July to 9.1%, while the economy added 117,000 jobs to payrolls, the Labor Department said Friday.

Canadian carrier Contrans Group reported second-quarter net income of C$5.2 million, or 15 cents a share, compared with C$5.1 million, or 16 cents, a year earlier.

FreshStart Logistics, a maker of transportation technology products, is partnering with counterpart Datatrac Corp.

FedEx Corp. said it has completed the acquisition of Mexico’s Servicios Nacionales Mupa S.A de C.V., or MultiPack.

Truck and automobile parts maker Visteon Corp. posted second-quarter net income of $26 million, or 50 cents a share, turning around a loss of $201 million, or $1.55 per share, a year ago.

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. said second-quarter earnings at its Cooper Tire division fell to $12 million, or 18 cents a share, from $19 million, or 30 cents, a year ago.

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