U.S. industrial output fell 0.6% in January on a sharp decline in vehicle production. (WSJ)
European Union exports jumped 8% last month, more than double the growth in imports. (WSJ)
A measure of U.S. consumer sentiment rose in early February. (WSJ)
Honda Motor Co. is shutting a major auto production plant in the southwestern U.K. (WSJ)
A bankruptcy judge approved a blueprint for Mercuria Energy Group Ltd. to take control of troubled fuel supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (WSJ)
Mining giant BHP Group Ltd.’s profit soared 87% to $3.76 billion in the six months ending Dec. 31. (WSJ)
A wave of strikes is hitting low-wage export manufacturing operations in Mexico’s Matamoros region. (WSJ)
Mexico will spend $5.2 million to bail out state oil company Petróleos Mexicanos. (WSJ)
Payless ShoeSource Inc. will close all of its roughly 2,100 U.S. stores. (WSJ)
Federal safety regulators are investigating Southwest Airlines Co. for inaccurately tracking the combined weight of checked bags. (WSJ)
Deere & Co. is seeing weak early orders for machinery as farmers delay purchases because of uncertainty over trade. (WSJ)
PepsiCo. Inc. plans to close several plants in the next few years under a restructuring program. (WSJ)
Newell Brands Inc. forecast another year of sales declines at the consumer-goods conglomerate. (WSJ)
Winter apparel maker Canada Goose Holdings Inc. is opening a factory in Montreal. (Financial Post)
Chinese contract chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. will boost capital investment by nearly 20% this year. (Nikkei Asian Review)
GE Appliances is taking over an 815,000-square-foot former Sears distribution center in Jacksonville, Fla. (Jacksonville Daily Record)
Amazon is leading a $700 million funding round in electric pickup truck maker Rivian. (Detroit Free Press)
A divided Ohio city council granted a tax break for a Kroger Co. distribution over objections that “we don’t need more warehouses.” (Journal-News)
Cargo thefts across the U.S. fell 19% last year despite a sharp increase in electronics thefts. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
The Polaris Shipping Stellar Daisy vessel was located in the South Atlantic nearly two years after the bulk ship sank, killing 22 crew members. (Splash 247)
The Port of New York and New Jersey has hired 650 longshore and other workers to handle growing cargo volumes. (Journal of Commerce)
Regional shipping line Containerships cut its profit outlook on higher-than-expected costs. (Lloyd’s List)
Commodity group Cargill Inc. says dry bulk shipping demand could decline this year. (Shipping Watch)
MOL Chemical Tankers took a 20% stake in Dutch tank car specialist Den Hartogh Holding. (TradeWinds)
Online marketplace Joor raised $16 million in a new funding round to expand its business connecting fashion brands and retailers in Asia. (VentureBeat)
Europe will allow trucks designed with rounded aerodynamic cabs starting in September 2020. (Motor Transport)
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