A gunman killed eight people and wounded others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis before killing himself. (WSJ)
China’s economy surged 18.3% in the first quarter compared with the pandemic-depressed quarter a year earlier. (WSJ)
New weekly unemployment claims in the U.S. fell sharply to a new pandemic low. (WSJ)
U.S. manufacturing output rose 2.7% in March and capacity utilization rose. (MarketWatch)
Freddie Mac says the U.S. housing market is 3.8 million single-family homes short of the supply needed to meet demand. (WSJ)
Freight carrier J.B. Hunt’s first-quarter profit jumped nearly 40% to $146.6 million on a 14.9% gain in operating revenue. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos says in a letter to shareholders that the company needs a better vision for its employees. (WSJ)
Delta Air Lines says its passenger business “is turning the corner” after a first quarter that included a 12% gain in cargo revenue. (WSJ)
Signifyd raised $205 million in a new funding round backing its software using artificial intelligence for e-commerce fraud protection. (WSJ)
Distribution of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine has become a "logistical nightmare" in Canada, with erratic deliveries hindering efforts to speed up vaccination campaigns. (The Globe and Mail)
The semiconductor shortage is slowing production of commercial trucks. (Transport Dive)
Food-service logistics provider Quality Custom Distribution ordered 14 electric heavy-duty trucks from Volvo Trucks North America. (Automotive World)
On-time performance for U.S. parcel carriers improved in March. (Supply Chain Management Review)
Walmart led a $2.75 billion funding round for autonomous vehicle company Cruise. (TechCrunch)
Evergreen Marine is considering ways to secure the early release of cargo that is on board the Ever Given vessel being held at the Suez Canal. (TradeWinds)
The Panama Canal is postponing fee increases for its reservations and other services. (Lloyd’s List)
Dutch brewer Heineken says it wants all transport providers in its supply chain to be carbon-neutral by 2040. (Splash 247)
Kroger opened the first of 20 highly-automated grocery fulfillment centers with technology from Ocado. (Supermarket News)
Shell will open a plastics manufacturing plant about 30 miles from Pittsburgh next year that has been long opposed by environmental groups. (Observer-Reporter)
Canada-based Milk Moovement raised $3.1 million in a seed funding round supporting its efforts to bring digital tools to dairy supply chains. (Crunchbase)
Some airlines are barring shipments of Vivo mobile phones after a fire at the Hong Kong airport last weekend. (The Loadstar)
Suppliers of pickles, jams and other food products are struggling with a jar shortage. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
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