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While states and American Indian tribes currently can regulate the lawful production and sale of hemp produced under a 2014 law, they may not prohibit the interstate transportation or shipment of the product grown under a program authorized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to a new legal opinion issued by USDA’s general counsel.

The fight over the deal that bought Sears Holdings Corp. out of bankruptcy shows no sign of cooling off.

Aerodynamic devices intended to calm turbulence and improve fuel efficiency for heavy-duty vehicles come in many shapes and sizes — from wheel covers to fairings over, under and behind trailers. Now a group of investors has provided additional support to XStream Trucking Inc., whose TruckWings device automatically encloses the area between the tractor and trailer.

FedEx Corp.’s reported practice of rerouting Huawei parcels to the United States without the Chinese company’s authorization demonstrates that the U.S. government is leaving no stone unturned to disrupt normal business activities, analysts said May 28.

A decline in global car sales likely reduced world gross domestic product by 0.2% last year, and a flat auto market will continue to dampen global manufacturing indicators in 2019, according to a report by Fitch Ratings on May 28.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a member of the tax policy-writing Ways and Means panel, recently unveiled legislation that would increase federal fuel taxes.

As the Connecticut General Assembly’s legislative session draws to a close, Gov. Ned Lamont released a working draft of an infrastructure funding proposal that lawmakers will rely on during a special session focused solely on transportation and economic development.

The U.S. average retail price of diesel dropped 1.2 cents to $3.151 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported. Concerns over demand and supply pushed oil below $59 a barrel, a level not seen since mid-March.

Tesla Inc. is getting close to revealing new prices for the Model 3 in China as it nears local manufacturing of the car.

BEIJING — Stepping up Beijing’s propaganda offensive in the tariffs standoff with Washington, Chinese state media on May 24 accused the U.S. of seeking to “colonize global business” with moves against Huawei and other Chinese technology companies.