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Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bill that would have allowed labor unions to organize workplaces without holding secret-ballot elections, the Associated Press reported.

Continued sluggish oil refinery capacity may keep gasoline prices — and oil company profits — high this summer, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Sweden’s Volvo AB said its truck sales fell 10% first five months of the year, as U.S. deliveries plunged after stricter emissions standards made trucks more expensive, Bloomberg reported.

A push for lower emissions from heavy-duty trucks, coupled with grants from state and localities in order to meet Southern California’s air-quality standards, are prompting interest in and sales of new trucks in the region, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported Monday.

Existing homes sales fell in May to the lowest level in four years, while the median home price dropped for a record 10th consecutive month, the Associated Press reported.

By Andrea Fischer, Staff Reporter

By Andrea Fischer, Staff Reporter
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