U.S. manufacturing activity accelerated in May after a two-month slowdown in growth. (WSJ)
U.S. technology exports climbed 3.1% last year. (WSJ)
Six finance ministers at the Group of Seven meeting in Canada issued a stern rebuke of U.S. protectionist policies. (WSJ)
The Trump administration wants to bail out failing coal and nuclear plants by forcing grid operators to buy their electricity. (WSJ)
U.S. auto sales rose in May on growing demand for sport-utility vehicles and pickup trucks. (WSJ)
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is undertaking a five-year plan to focus on making SUVs and trucks while investing in future technologies. (WSJ)
The chief of bankrupt retailer Bon-Ton Stores Inc. says department stores must “blow up the business model” to survive. (WSJ)
A survey shows U.S. corporate executives are growing less optimistic about the economy. (WSJ)
Concerns over potential labor disruption at a Chilean mine are boosting copper prices. (MarketWatch)
Shippers are voicing growing opposition to a rising number of surcharges container lines are imposing. (Maritime Executive)
Dry-bulk ship owner GoodBulk Ltd. filed for an initial public stock offering in the U.S. (Splash 247)
Airbus SE is facing new problems in its A320neo production because of delayed deliveries from suppliers Pratt & Whitney and CFM International. (Air Transport World)
Thefts of rail-bound cargo in Mexico grew nearly six-fold in the first quarter. (Journal of Commerce)
Amazon.com Inc. is adding a distribution center outside Pittsburgh which is expected to be used for its Flex delivery program. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Federal road safety regulators are starting a nation-wide inspection blitz of trucks this week. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
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