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Durable goods orders rose 3.3% in September led by a doubling of aircraft orders, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

New home sales increased in September, the second month of growth in a row, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Canadian National Railway Co. said its third-quarter net income rose 21% to C$556 million, or C$1.19 per share, from C$461 million or 97 cents per share, a year earlier.

Transportation and third-party logistics firm C.H. Robinson Worldwide reported a third-quarter profit of $102.6 million, or 62 cents a share, up from $95.5 million, or 57 cents a share, a year ago.

Canadian freight railroad Canadian Pacific’s third-quarter net income fell 6% to C$197.3 million, or C$1.17 per share, from C$209.3 million, or $1.24, a year earlier.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ruled that it is illegal for New Jersey and two local governments to require trucks to display decals or other forms of identification.

Ford Motor Co. Tuesday reported its best third-quarter profit on record, becoming the world’s most profitable automaker, Bloomberg reported.

The rural speed limit on five more Virginia interstate highways will rise to 70 miles per hour from 65 mph by the end of the year, bringing 61% of Virginia’s interstate miles to the higher speed limit.