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The Commerce Department report raised questions about shoppers’ ability to spend this year as they worry about a slowing job market and uncertainty around tariffs and their impact on prices.

A Supreme Court decision on the legality of the levies is pending. Chinese company BYD's American units said they brought their suit as they’re not assured of a refund.

The bridge project was negotiated by former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and paid for by the Canadian government to help ease congestion over the Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor tunnel. 

Truckload Carriers Association selected trucking policy expert Jim Mullen as its next president Feb. 9. Mullen, who steps into the role April 6, possesses a deep trucking background.

“The agreement will provide U.S. and Bangladeshi exporters unprecedented access to each other’s respective markets,” the White House said in a statement.

The warning comes just days after U.S. and Iranian officials held diplomatic talks in Oman on Feb. 6, following President Donald Trump’s repeated threats on Tehran with airstrikes.

Congress’ upcoming highway policy measure would be an ideal fit for federal guidance specific to autonomous vehicles, says the chairman of the Commerce Committee on freight policy.

The U.S. is backing Exxon and Chevron as they negotiate in Venezuela, Iraq, Libya, Algeria, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, according to public announcements and people familiar with the talks.

BYD’s Hong Kong-listed shares are down this week after disappointing sales data, extending a selloff that has shaved off more than $60 billion in market value since May.

ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance’s priority in Venezuela is recouping billions his company is owed almost two decades after its oil projects were nationalized, rather than drilling new wells.