A bankruptcy judge approved the liquidation plan of New England Motor Freight Inc. (WSJ)
The Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy kept up a modest expansion in the final weeks of 2019. (WSJ)
Target Corp. missed forecasts with sluggish 1.4% sales growth in the holiday period, and digital sales growth fell from the fourth quarter. (WSJ)
Alcoa Corp. posted a fourth-quarter loss as sales fell 27%, but the aluminum maker expects demand to pick up this year. (WSJ)
The past 10 years marked the warmest decade globally in modern record keeping. (WSJ)
A World Economic Forum survey shows environmental risks have jumped to the top of the long-term concerns of government, academic and business leaders. (WSJ)
Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos told local sellers in India he plans to invest an additional $1 billion in the company’s operations there. (WSJ)
Sixteen U.S. states are opposing as a safety hazard a Trump administration proposal to ship liquefied natural gas by rail. (Reuters)
Chinese banks plan to invest $600 million in an oil refinery being built at Mexico’s Port of Dos Bocas. (Lloyd’s List)
South Korea’s SM Line brought Oregon’s Port of Portland its first ocean container service in four years. (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Port trucker RoadOne Intermodal Logistics acquired Savannah, Ga.-based Crown Transportation for an undisclosed sum. (Journal of Commerce)
U.S. regulators say the parent company of trucking payment processor Comdata defrauded customers through hidden fees for its fuel cards. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Japan’s Honda Motor Co. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. will conduct joint research on fuel cell-powered heavy-duty trucks. (Kyodo News)
Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. will invest $111 million in British electric van maker Arrival. (The Guardian)
Japanese online retailer Rakuten and Walmart Inc.-owned Seiyu plan to open a logistics site in Yokohama. (DealStreetAsia)
Instacart is expanding its supermarket pickup service during what it calls “the year of grocery pickup.” (Supermarket News)
Amazon is building a 1.3 million-square-foot distribution center in central Wisconsin. (Wisconsin State Journal)
Asian demand for chocolate is driving a surge in the region’s cocoa grindings. (Bloomberg)
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