China’s factory-gate prices rose 10.7% in September, the steepest increase in 25 years. (WSJ)
A growing stream of data suggests supply-chain bottlenecks are taking a toll on economies around the world. (WSJ)
Inflation in the U.S. accelerated to 0.4% growth from August to September on rising logistics and raw-materials costs. (WSJ)
Boeing will mandate Covid-19 vaccination for its approximately 125,000 U.S. employees by Dec. 8. (WSJ)
France is accusing more than 100 companies of withholding information from consumers about a potentially harmful chemical in food packaging. (WSJ)
Delta Air Lines posted a $194 million adjusted third-quarter profit and cargo revenue jumped 39% to $262 million. (WSJ)
Alitalia, a symbol of Italy’s post-war boom and la dolce vita, is slated to fly its last flight today. (WSJ)
Electric-vehicle maker Lordstown Motors named Adam Kroll chief financial officer. (WSJ)
Apple is likely to slash its projected iPhone 13 production targets by as many as 10 million units because of problems getting enough chips. (Bloomberg)
Deere & Co. was in eleventh-hour negotiations to head off a strike by unionized production workers. (Des Moines Register)
Internal Amazon documents show the company systematically creates knockoffs and manipulates search results to boost its own product lines in India. (Reuters)
Steel maker Cleveland-Cliffs will buy scrap metal recycler Ferrous Processing and Trading for about $775 million. (MarketWatch)
India’s Tata Motors will invest more than $2 billion in electric-vehicle production. (Nikkei Asia)
Alphaliner says average delays on Asia-to-Europe shipping lanes are up to 18 days. (Journal of Commerce)
The U.K.’s Port of Felixstowe is struggling under enormous stacks of empty containers that are constraining cargo handling. (Lloyd’s List)
Chinese state-owned shipbuilder Tianjin Xingang Ship Heavy Industry is shutting down. (Seatrade Maritime)
Canadian Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern expect to file their formal merger application with U.S. regulators later this month. (Argus Media)
The airline industry’s top global trade group started a certification program for lithium-battery shipping. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
XPO Logistics will pay nearly $30 million to settle class-action lawsuits over classification of port truck drivers in Southern California. (Los Angeles Times)
GXO Logistics plans to hire 9,000 supply-chain workers in North America ahead of the holidays. (Dow Jones Newswires)
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