A measure of U.S. consumer confidence fell in November for the fourth month in a row. (WSJ)
Growth in prices for U.S. homes accelerated for the second straight month in September. (WSJ)
Chinese industrial companies’ profits contracted 9.9% in October following a 5.3% decline in September. (WSJ)
Federal regulators plan to inspect and sign off on every Boeing Co. 737 MAX jet individually before delivery to airlines. (WSJ)
Aircraft-component maker Moog Inc. is testing a combination of blockchain and 3-D printing to speed up the replacement of aircraft parts. (WSJ)
Car maker Audi AG will eliminate 9,500 jobs over the next five years to bolster profits in a slowing global auto market. (WSJ)
Best Buy Co. domestic online sales rose 15% in the third quarter. (WSJ)
Dollar Tree Inc. reduced its profit outlook for the year in part because of anticipated higher costs from tariffs on goods imported from China. (WSJ)
Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc. raised its annual profit outlook on rising same-store sales and improved inventory management. (WSJ)
Hong Kong’s exports dropped 9.2% in October in the 12th straight monthly decline. (Bloomberg)
Three German car makers will pay a total of $111 million in penalties for violating antitrust rules in steel purchases. (Automotive Logistics)
Crafts retailer A.C. Moore is closing its 145 U.S. stores and about 40 will become Michaels Inc. sites. (USA Today)
Footwear maker Vibram Corp. will stop selling directly on Amazon. (Sourcing Journal)
China merged its two largest shipbuilders into a single entity, China Shipbuilding Group. (Xinhua)
Global electricity production from coal is on track to fall by around 3% in 2019. (Splash 247)
FedEx expects to deliver 33 million packages next Monday. (Supply Chain Digital)
DHL will begin using zero-emission, electric StreetScooter vans in two U.S. markets next year with the goal of fully deploying the vehicles by 2023. (Axios)
New York City warned FedEx to halt any operation of its delivery robots in the city. (New York Post)
Chinese delivery company SF Express is spinning off its intracity rush delivery service. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Canada Post lost C$135 million ($101.7 million) in the third quarter. (Post & Parcel)
Australian online shipping specialist Sendle expanded into the U.S. with an office in Seattle. (GeekWire)
Weddings in warehouses are growing popular as couples seek “industrial chic” in their ceremonies. (The Atlantic)
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