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The Illinois Department of Transportation said the number of highway construction work zone fatalities in the state has fallen by more than half in the past four years, the Associated Press reported.

The Montana Department of Transportation is exploring whether the state can impose limits on large-truck traffic on state Highway 35, the Associated Press reported.

The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agency has implemented an online application for Free and Secure Trade, or FAST, cards through its Global Online Enrollment System, or GOES.

The Federal Reserve cut the key U.S. interest rate Wednesday by a quarter of a point, to 2%.

Oil companies BP and Royal Dutch Shell, Europe’s two biggest oil producers, posted combined first-quarter profits of almost $17 billion, while a key OPEC official said oil could reach $200 a barrel, news services reported Tuesday.

Beiqi Foton Motor Co., China’s biggest maker of commercial vehicles, reported a jump in its first-quarter profit, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.

Consumer confidence fell to a five-year low this month, the New York-based Conference Board said Tuesday.

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit rose 30% to $455 million, or $1.30 a share, from $349 million, or 96 cents, a year earlier.

Chicago will receive more than $153 million in federal funds under a new congestion initiative, the U.S. Department of Transportation said.