U.S. orders for nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft declined 0.9% in December. (WSJ)
Amazon is placing a 450,000-square-foot distribution center on New York City's Staten Island, adding to its larger warehouse capacity there. (WSJ)
British Airways joined United Airlines in canceling flights in and out of China. (WSJ)
Cruise operators are canceling China voyages as the coronavirus virus spreads. (WSJ)
The U.K. government will allow China’s Huawei Technologies to build part of its 5G cellular network. (WSJ)
3M is cutting 1,500 jobs as it restructures its global operations in a weakening manufacturing economy. (WSJ)
Harley Davidson’s U.S. motorcycle sales fell in 2019 for the fifth straight year. (WSJ)
United Technologies fourth-quarter profit and sales rose as the manufacturer warned that problems with Boeing’s 737 MAX will hurt results at its Collins Aerospace business. (WSJ)
EBay’s sales declined in the latest quarter. (WSJ)
Nike says it sold out of Kobe Bryant merchandise in the wake of the basketball superstar’s sudden death. (WSJ)
Defense supplier Lockheed Martin forecast another year of record sales amid booming demand. (WSJ)
British supermarket chain Sainsbury’s will spend $1.3 billion to become carbon neutral by 2040. (The Guardian)
Amazon has sold some of its shares in freight airlines Atlas Air and Air Transport Services Group. (The Loadstar)
Instacart workers in Chicago will vote on Feb. 1 on whether to unionize. (Vice)
The Baltic Dry Index of bulk shipping prices fell to a four-year low. (TradeWinds)
An expected surge in Asia-Europe container shipping demand ahead of the Lunar New Year fell short of expectations. (Lloyd’s List)
Canadian Naitonal Railway expects crude shipments to drive growth this year after profit and revenue fell in the fourth quarter. (Reuters)
Private-equity group I Squared Capital will merge American Intermodal Management with marine chassis provider Flexivan. (Logistics Management)
Lowe’s is placing a 1.3 million-square-foot distribution center in Spartanburg County, S.C. (WYFF)
Grant Langston, former chief executive of dating app eHarmony, became CEO of space-sharing startup Warehouse Exchange. (DC Velocity
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