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Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly dipped to a five-week low, offering a fresh sign the job market remains historically tight amid other mixed signals on the economy.

After months of predicting a trade deal between the world’s largest economies, economists at some of the biggest financial institutions are growing increasingly pessimistic.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has drafted a $41.5 billion plan that would rely on a slew of new taxes and tax increases to repair the state’s infrastructure.

Pier 400 in Los Angeles is North America’s largest shipping terminal. More than 1,700 trucks pass through on average per day, even in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war.

Tonnage saw a big surge in April, according to American Trucking Associations, even as spot rates and volumes declined in the same month, according to other surveys.

Barry Kraemer, a driver for XPO Logistics, is no stranger to the Wisconsin Truck Driving Championships. At this year’s competition, held May 17-18 at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, Kraemer took home his third Grand Champion win.

Photos from the Wisconsin Truck Driving Championships, May 17-18 in Appleton. (Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association)

Bipartisan negotiations on infrastructure policy came to a halt May 22, with President Donald Trump and congressional Democratic leaders each questioning the other side’s commitment on the issue.

UPS Inc. has agreed to buy the equivalent of 170 million gallons of renewable natural gas from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. over the next seven years in what the company described as the biggest-ever deal involving the alternative fuel.

Another analyst is cutting his price target for Tesla Inc. after the electric car maker on May 21 fell to the lowest since December 2016.