U.S. retail sales rose a healthy 0.4% in June, the fourth straight month of growth. (WSJ)
U.S. industrial production was flat in June but factory output rose 0.4%. (WSJ)
The New York Fed’s Empire State manufacturing survey rebounded to signal growth in July. (MarketWatch)
European Union antitrust regulators launched an investigation of Amazon over its treatment of third-party sellers. (WSJ)
The U.S. is lobbying nations to help protect Middle East waterways as concerns grow that Iran is stepping up efforts to disrupt crude exports. (WSJ)
Oil-and-gas fracking sand supplier Shale Support Global Holdings LLC filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. (WSJ)
Mexican state oil company Pemex plans to ramp up investment with government support to raise oil production. (WSJ)
Amazon plans to put a 4 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Upper Marlboro, Md., just outside Washington, D.C. (WRC)
Educational publishing giant Pearson PLC will release all future editions of U.S. titles digitally first, as students increasingly take learning online. (Bloomberg)
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s quarter revenue jumped 13% on improving crude and grain shipments. (Canadian Press)
Samsung Electronics Inc. is testing materials from suppliers in China, Taiwan and South Korea to replace Japanese components curbed by Tokyo. (Nikkei Asian Review)
The Baltic Dry Index of dry-bulk shipping demand reached its highest level in five-and-a-half years. (TradeWinds)
Danish offshore supply shipping company Blue Star Line filed for bankruptcy protection. (Shipping Watch)
Korean Air is halting cargo service at three Chinese airports after reporting steep first-quarter declines in freight revenue and volume. (Loadstar)
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