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• Oil halts decline with GDP not as bad as feared

  By Chris Kahn - The Associated Press
  Posted Feb 2nd 2009 12:55AM

  NEW YORK — Energy prices perked up Friday as an economic report suggested that the nation's economy did not s...

• Caterpillar announces 2,110 new job cuts

  By The Associated Press
  Posted Feb 2nd 2009 12:52AM

  PITTSBURGH  — Heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. announced 2,110 new job cuts on Friday as it scale...

• ATA chief: Congestion pricing, privatization will add unnecessary costs to economy

  By The Trucker News Services
  Posted Feb 2nd 2009 12:48AM

  WASHINGTON — Congestion pricing and highway privatization add unnecessary costs to the economy and do not solve...

• FTR: Uncertainty, overcapacity key themes for 2009 economy

  By Deborah Lockridge, Senior Managing Editor - TruckingInfo
  Posted Feb 2nd 2009 12:44AM

  In its "Recession Update" webinar for customers Friday, transportation research and forecasting firm FTR Associates pai...

• Exxon Mobil sets new earnings record for a U.S. company

  By Transport Topics
  Posted Feb 2nd 2009 12:37AM

  Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. Friday reported a 2008 profit of $45.2 billion, breaking its own record for a U.S. co...