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Business inventories fell 1.1% in April, the eighth consecutive decline, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Oil rose past $72 a barrel in after-hours trading Wednesday for the first time in seven months, Bloomberg reported.

Retail sales climbed 0.5% in May, the first increase in three months, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

President Obama will nominate Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, to be the board's chairman, the White House said.

Echo Global Logistics said that it has acquired Raytrans Distribution Services, a transportation brokerage firm.

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the while the U.S. economy is still slowing in almost half of its regions, some companies’ outlooks are improving even though a weak labor market persists.

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Wholesale inventories fell in April for the eighth consecutive month, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.

American Trucking Associations Tuesday announced a new safety agenda that the group said will reduce crashes while saving lives and money.