The Trump administration unveiled sweeping new criminal charges against Chinese telecom supplier Huawei Technologies Co. (WSJ)
U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators start a new round of talks on Wednesday. (WSJ)
Caterpillar Inc. trimmed its 2019 outlook, citing China’s slowing economy and higher material and transport costs. (WSJ)
The Congressional Budget Office estimates the partial government shutdown will subtract 0.4 percentage point from first-quarter economic growth. (WSJ)
Subaru Corp. restarted production at its two main factories after a nearly two-week shutdown related to a power-steering defect. (WSJ)
Retailer Whirlpool Corp.’s fourth quarter sales declined and gross profit margin narrowed. (WSJ)
The Treasury Department removed Russian aluminum company Rusal from its sanctions list. (WSJ)
Intel Corp. projects slowing demand for data-center chips well into this year. (WSJ)
Chip maker Nvidia Corp. expects to take a roughly $120 million writedown on excess inventory. (WSJ)
China will join the U.S., the European Union and other countries in negotiating rules to cover the cross-border e-commerce market. (Bloomberg)
A defective chemical damaged production at a major Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. factory. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Freight payment provider IPS Worldwide filed for bankruptcy protection and owes its top 20 customers a total of more than $121 million. (American Shipper)
Logistics software provider Descartes Systems Group Inc. is buying trade management specialist Visual Compliance for $250 million. (DC Velocity)
Industrial provider Rockwell Automation Inc. acquired engineering tools supplier Emulate3D. (Modern Materials Handling)
China’s Cosco Shipping Holdings raised a less-than-expected $1.1 billion in a private share placement in Shanghai. (Lloyd’s List)
Hapag-Lloyd AG invoked general average on the fire-hit Yantian Express container ship, spreading the cost proportionally across cargo owners. (Seatrade Maritime)
Fourth quarter trans-Pacific revenue at Orient Overseas Container Lines jumped 26% on a 6.1% gain in container liftings. (World Maritime News)
Scorpio Bulkers Inc.’s fourth-quarter operating profit doubled to $13.1 million but the carrier took a net loss on its investment in sister company Scorpio Tankers. (TradeWinds)
Swedish dock workers are threatening to extend their strikes at the country’s seaports. (Shipping Watch)
The price of first-class U.S. Postal Service stamps rose five cents to 55 cents, the largest percentage increase in postal history. (National Public Radio)
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