The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says the U.S. and many other large economies are set to slow this year this year. (WSJ)
Chinese exports unexpectedly tumbled in December, declining 4.4% from a year ago. (WSJ)
Chinese passenger-vehicle sales fell 2.8% last year, the first drop since 1990. (WSJ)
U.S. consumer prices ticked down in December, largely on declining gasoline prices. (WSJ)
General Motors Co. said its earnings are gaining momentum this year from plant closures and job cuts. (WSJ)
Continental AG unveiled robotic “delivery dogs” capable of handling parcels at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. (WSJ)
German industrial robot maker Kuka AG warned that China’s cooling economy is hurting the company’s business. (WSJ)
Newmont Mining Corp. will buy rival Canadian gold producer Goldcorp Inc. in a $10 billion deal creating the world’s largest gold miner. (WSJ)
FedEx Corp. is testing full-service residential delivery of bulky products through its FedEx Freight trucking unit. (Bloomberg)
Women’s apparel retailer Chico’s FAS Inc. is closing 250 stores in the U.S. and will expand its focus on digital sales. (Naples Daily News)
Cargo terminal operator DP World will pay $502 million for a controlling stake in Chilean port services company Puertos y Logistica SA. (Reuters)
Chinese companies have expressed interest in taking over the Philippines' largest shipyard after it filed for bankruptcy. (Nikkei Asian Review)
The Port of New York and New Jersey will test the use of electric container handling equipment at the Maher Terminals facility. (Associated Press)
Authorities have seized six vessels of troubled German cargo carrier Hansa Heavy Lift Gmbh at the urging of creditors. (Shipping Watch)
Oaktree Capital Management LP took a $450 million stake in rail supplier Watco Cos. (Railway Age)
Dea Capital Alternative Funds launched a financing business to back Italian maritime businesses. (Splash 247)
Trucker YRC Worldwide Inc. is projecting its fourth-quarter operating profit to rise sharply to up to $65 million. (Logistics Management)
Freight forwarders are lining up airfreight charter agreements in case of a “no-deal” Brexit. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
John Pearson was named chief executive of DHL Express, succeeding Ken Allen, who will lead the new DHL eCommerce Solutions division. (Post & Parcel)
Cargolux Airlines is putting two additional Boeing Co. 747-400 freighters into service this year. (Air Cargo News)
Developers plan to build two speculative warehouses totaling 900,000 square feet just south of Chicago. (The Real Deal)
National Automotive Parts Association is doubling its distribution center space in Charlotte, N.C. (Business Journals)
Demands by an unnamed customer for taller fulfillment centers are driving creative engineering at sites like a Tulsa, Okla., facility dubbed Project Dylan. (Engineering News-Record)
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