Futures prices for natural gas for delivery in January are off 51% from the same time a year ago. (WSJ)
China’s auto sales fell for the 17th straight month in November. (WSJ)
Soaring hog prices drove China’s consumer inflation 4.5% higher in November. (WSJ)
U.S. lawmakers are moving to bar the use of federal funds to buy China-made buses and railcars. (WSJ)
China introduced a sweeping policy to swap the foreign technology the government uses with indigenous products. (WSJ)
Amazon.com Inc. says President Trump exerted “improper pressure” on the Pentagon to keep a lucrative cloud-computing deal from going to the company. (WSJ)
Merck & Co. is acquiring fellow pharmaceutical maker ArQule Inc. for about $2.7 billion. (WSJ)
The British economy showed no growth in the third quarter. (Financial Times)
U.S. factory executives said in a survey they plan to reduce capital spending next year by an average 2.1%. (Bloomberg)
India's auto parts makers expect a slowdown in automobile sales to spill over to next year. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Western apparel retailer Boot Barn plans to double its store count to 500 in an eastward expansion. (CNBC)
European regulators will investigate the planned merger of South Korea’s two big shipyards over serious antitrust concerns. (Reuters)
Germany’s DVB Bank is withdrawing from the ship finance market. (Lloyd’s List)
The Federal Maritime Commission has a full five members for the first time in two years. (Journal of Commerce)
Mediterranean Shipping Co. is using biofuels to help power its container ships calling at the Port of Rotterdam. (Shipping Watch)
Clarkson Research projects volume on international car carriers will fall 2% this year. (Splash 247)
U.S. authorities gave Chinese express carrier SF Airlines permission to operate its own flights to the U.S. (Air Cargo News)
Connecticut is moving to join Rhode Island in charging highway tolls targeted only at commercial trucks. (Connecticut Mirror)
North Carolina-based logistics provider Transportation Insight acquired freight broker Meridian Logistics LLC of Austin, Texas. (Heavy Duty Trucking)
A mishandled shipment of team equipment almost led to football’s Kansas City Chiefs forfeiting their game against the New England Patriots. (Washington Post)
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