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* Three car rental companies followed the two industry leaders in announcing they will eliminate base commissions to travel agents on certain accounts. Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. said its Dollar Rent a Car unit will cease paying base commissions on individually negotiated corporate and government accounts. ANC Rental Corp. said its National Car Rental and Alamo Rent-A-Car will do the same.

* Russia said it may not lift a ban on U.S. chicken imports today as planned, because the U.S. hasn’t provided data on poultry processing and inspection methods.

* Roadway Corp., the second-largest U.S. trucking company, had a fiscal first-quarter loss of $1.75 million as shipments fell in January to a 15-year low. The loss was 9 cents a share in the quarter, contrasted with net income of $4.99 million, or 26 cents, a year earlier. Sales declined 2% to $637.2 million.