U.S. consumer prices were flat in November. (WSJ)
European Union lawmakers approved a trade agreement with Japan. (WSJ)
Samsung Electronics Co. will close a Chinese smartphone factory as sales there founder and it shifts production to India. (WSJ)
One of Venezuela’s creditors is trying to force the sale of U.S. crude refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp. (WSJ)
Bausch Health Companies Inc. is buying bankrupt Synergy Pharmaceuticals for $200 million. (WSJ)
Procter & Gamble Co. acquired health and beauty brand Walker & Co. Brands. (WSJ)
Employees at a new Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in Staten Island are trying to unionize. (New York Post)
XPO Logistics Inc. cut its 2019 earnings forecast, sending its stock down at the steepest rate in more than two years. (Bloomberg)
Dozens of major fashion labels pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030. (Sourcing Journal)
Japan's government wants infrastructure operators to avoid buying communications equipment vulnerable to leaks of sensitive information. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Kroger Co. is buying 42 pharmacy sites from U.S. Midwestern grocer Shopko Inc. (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)
Online luxury retailer Farfetch Ltd. acquired sneaker and streetwear marketplace Stadium Goods. (Business of Fashion)
Walmart Inc.-owned Indian online company Flipkart Group plans to move into furniture and grocery sales. (LiveMint)
SoftBank Group Corp. and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. led a $1.1 billion funding round in Indonesian e-commerce company Tokopedia. (TechCrunch)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch downgraded its rating on FedEx Corp. on the abrupt departure of the Express unit chief. (American Shipper)
Less-than-truckload tonnage at YRC Worldwide Inc. declined in the first two months of the fourth quarter. (Logistics Management)
Bulk and tanker vessel operator Scorpio Group took over Nordic American Offshore. (Lloyd’s List)
Britain’s Tufton Oceanic entered the tanker market with the purchase of two vessels. (Splash 247)
Domestic U.S. marine companies are having a hard time finding workers. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Volga-Dnepr Group opened a hub at the Houston airport. (American Journal of Transportation)
Amazon Air is opening an operation at the Alliance Fort Worth Airport. (Air Cargo World)
Amazon worked with police in Jersey City, N.J., to apprehend people who steal packages delivered to homes. (ABC News)
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