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<?xml:namespace prefix = o />Consumer confidence rose in March but remained near a record low, the Conference Board said Tuesday.

Delphi Corp. has agreed to its global suspension and brake business to Chinese firm BeijingWest Industries Co., Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

The second major snowstorm in a week hit the Northern Plains with more than a foot of snow Monday, closing hundreds of miles of major highways and causing major collisions, the Associated Press reported Tuesday.

New York Gov. David Paterson (D) ruled out tolling 13 free bridges over the East and Harlem rivers in New York City as a funding source for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the New York Post reported.

Surface transportation trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico plunged 27.2%, the biggest percentage decline on record, to $47.5 billion in January from a year ago, the Department of Transportation said Tuesday.

The Obama administration forced General Motors Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner to resign after a task force decided he was unable to craft a plan to save the automaker, Bloomberg reported Monday.

Diesel engine maker Cummins Inc. said it will consolidate turbocharger operations at two South Caroline plants and may cut jobs in the unit later this year.

Passage of this legislation — the Employee Free Choice Act, also known as “card check” — would further erode American business competitiveness in the global marketplace.