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Wireless-services provider Qualcomm Inc. said its fiscal second-quarter earnings rose 5% to $766 million, or 47 cents a share, from $726 million, or 43 cents, a year ago.

Ford Motor Co. said Thursday it posted a $100 million profit in the first quarter, led by strong results from Europe and South America that helped offset slumping U.S. sales, the Associated Press reported.

Durable goods orders fell 0.3% in March, though bookings excluding transportation orders increased, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Initial jobless claims fell by 33,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.

Parts maker Commercial Vehicle Group said it earned $500,000, or 2 cents a share, in the first quarter, compared with $3 million, or 14 cents, a year ago.

Truckload carrier Knight Transportation’s first-quarter profit fell to $11.4 million, or 13 cents a share, from $16.6 million, or 19 cents, a year ago.

Vitran Corp. said late Wednesday its first-quarter profit fell to $1.1 million, or 8 cents a share, from $3.4 million, or 25 cents, a year earlier.

Truckload carrier Celadon Group’s fiscal third-quarter net income fell to $149,000, or 1 cent per share, compared with $3.9 million, or 17 cents, a year ago.

Crude oil prices fell for the first time in four days Wednesday, a day after setting a closing-price record of more than $119 a barrel, Bloomberg reported.