Apple Inc. is in talks to buy Intel Corp.’s smartphone-modem chip business, as it pushes control the development of critical components powering its devices. (WSJ)
Freight rail reports are sending a strong signal that tariffs and trade skirmishes are weighing on the U.S. economy. (WSJ)
Ford Motor Co.’s sales in China fell 27% in the first half of 2019. (WSJ)
President Trump agreed to grant timely licensing decisions to U.S. technology suppliers that want to continue sales to Huawei Technologies Co. (WSJ)
Starbucks Corp. is taking a stake in a digital technology company to speed up mobile ordering and pay options at stores. (WSJ)
Whirlpool Corp. raised its profit outlook, saying it was better controlling costs and gaining from higher prices for its appliances. (WSJ)
Halliburton Co.’s second-quarter North American revenues fell 13% on reduced demand from energy producers. (WSJ)
Energy giant BP PLC is doubling down on biofuels with a joint venture with agricultural trader Bunge Ltd. in Brazil. (WSJ)
A survey shows optimism among fashion-industry sourcing executives has fallen sharply from a year ago. (Sourcing Journal)
Vietnam is clamping down on shipments that pass through the country and are relabeled to dodge U.S. tariffs. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Chinese security equipment maker Hikvision Digital Technology is stockpiling parts in case it is barred from doing business with American suppliers. (South China Morning Post)
China’s liquefied natural gas imports soared 20.4% in the first five months of 2019. (Seatrade Maritime)
Amazon.com Inc. is building a large fulfillment center in Akron, Ohio, and another just outside Toledo, Ohio. (Akron Beacon Journal)
Rates for bulk shipping’s largest capesize vessels have soared to the highest level in 14 years. (Lloyd’s List)
Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel International AG’s first-half profit rose 5.5% as rising ocean and overland volumes offset a 5.8% drop in airfreight revenue. (Stat Times)
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc. believes more shippers will create their own airfreight networks to meet rising e-commerce demand. (Air Cargo News)
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