Rail carload traffic fell and intermodal traffic dropped sharply for the week ended Saturday compared with a year ago, the Association of American Railroads said Thursday.
March 13, 2008Business, Government
CPI Unchanged in February
The consumer price index was unchanged in February, the Labor Department said Friday.
March 14, 2008Government, Business, Safety, Fuel
EPA Sets New Ozone Standard
The Environmental Protection Agency reduced its primary eight-hour ozone standard to 0.075 parts per million from 0.084 ppm to comply with the requirements of the Clean Air Act.
March 14, 2008Business, Safety
Intermodal Traffic Drops 15.1%
Business, Fuel
Oil Closes Over $110 a Barrel
Crude oil closed above $110 a barrel for the first time Thursday after hitting an intraday record $111, Bloomberg reported.
March 13, 2008Business
Chrysler Plans 2-Week Shutdown
Chrysler LLC, the third-largest U.S. automaker, will shut down the entire company for two weeks in July, in a period when it usually shuts its assembly plants, Bloomberg reported.
March 13, 2008Business
Quality Reports $11 Million 4Q Loss
Tank truck carrier Quality Distribution said it took a fourth-quarter loss of $11.2 million, or 58 cents a share, compared with a profit of $6.1 million, or 31 cents, a year ago.
March 13, 2008Business, Government
Retail Sales Decline 0.6% in February
Retail sales fell 0.6% in February, the Commerce Department said Thursday.
March 13, 2008Business, Government
Import Prices Rise 0.2%
The price of goods imported to the United States rose 0.2% last month, the Labor Department said Thursday.
March 13, 2008Business
Jobless Rolls Hit Two-and-a-Half-Year High
Initial jobless claims were unchanged last week but the number of people on jobless rolls hit a two-and-a-half-year high, the Labor Department said Thursday.
March 13, 2008Business, Safety, Government
DOT’s Freight Transport Index Rises
The Department of Transportation’s freight transportation services index for January rose 2.7% from a year earlier, DOT said Wednesday.
March 12, 2008