The U.S. unemployment rate fell to the lowest level since December 1969. (WSJ)
U.S. imports of consumer goods jumped 3.4% in August to the highest level on record. (WSJ)
Canada’s exports rose 1.8% in August after two straight monthly declines. (WSJ)
India’s central bank cut its key lending rate to a nine-year low and slashed the country’s growth forecast. (WSJ)
Talks aimed at ending the three-week-old General Motors Corp. strike have stalled. (WSJ)
The U.K. government says it would respect a law forcing it to request a three-month Brexit extension if an agreement with the European Union isn’t reached by Oct. 19. (WSJ)
China National Petroleum Corp. has pulled out of a $5 billion natural-gas project in Iran. (WSJ)
EP Energy Corp. filed for chapter 11 protection, joining 33 other oil-and-gas companies that have fallen into bankruptcy this year. (WSJ)
A group of fashion executives is preparing a roughly $220 million bid to take control of bankrupt Barneys New York Inc. (WSJ)
Japanese companies are paying more attention to human rights abuses among their suppliers in Southeast Asia. (Nikkei Asia Review)
A Ukrainian-registered Antonov AN-12 cargo aircraft crashed on approach to the Lviv airport, killing five people on board. (Air Cargo News)
United Parcel Service Inc. will take over an 814,901-square-foot distribution center in Fremont, Ca. (Business Journals)
Maersk Tankers and Cargill Ocean Transportation aim to have 100 ships in their joint tanker pool by the end of 2021. (Lloyd’s List)
British wholesale food distributor and Tesco PLC subsidiary Booker Group bought Best Food Logistics. (Motor Transport)
Noble Chartering is negotiating the sale of the last of its bulk cargo vessels. (Shipping Watch)
Chinese hog farmers are breeding super-sized pigs to combat the country’s pork shortage. (South China Morning Post)
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