Measures of economic activity show the U.S. extending its recovery in November while European service sectors are faltering. (WSJ)
General Motors dropped its backing of the Trump administration’s legal battle to strip California’s authority to set its own fuel-efficiency regulations. (WSJ)
Senior Trump administration officials say they are pushing for new hard-line measures against Beijing, even as President Trump winds down his final two months in office. (WSJ)
A day in the life of an Amazon worker begins before dawn and has only been getting longer. (WSJ)
Merck & Co. is buying drug maker OncoImmune, which is studying a potential coronavirus vaccine. (WSJ)
Offshore rig operator Noble was cleared to exit bankruptcy with a plan that transfers control of the business to its bondholders. (WSJ)
Restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday won bankruptcy court approval to sell the business. (WSJ)
Internal documents show Amazon has created a massive clandestine operation to monitor labor organizing efforts in Europe. (Vice)
McDonald’s will spend $381 million to expand its coffee-shop business in China. (Nikkei Asian Review)
SeaIntelligence estimates container lines will make a combined $14 billion operating profit this year, the strongest result in eight years. (ShippingWatch)
Clarkson Research forecasts global seaborne trade volume will contract 3.6% this year. (Splash 247)
Dry-bulk vessel owner Diana Shipping swung to a $13.2 million third-quarter loss on falling ship charter rates. (Lloyd’s List)
Singapore-based rig builder Keppel Offshore & Marine is shaking up its leadership. (Straits Times)
A California appeals court says federal law doesn’t preempt the state from setting its own test for whether truck drivers should be treated as company employees. (Heavy Duty Trucking)
Autonomous delivery van startup Gatik raised $25 million in a Series A funding round. (Venture Beat)
Walmart is buying the assets of last-mile food delivery specialist JoyRun. (TechCrunch)
Meal-kit merchant HelloFresh is acquiring healthy-meal provider Factor 75 for $277 million. (Winsight Grocery Business)
Willie Walsh, former head of British Airways parent IAG, will succeed Alexandre de Juniac as head of the International Air Transport Association. (Reuters)
Walmart is offering to hang customers’ Christmas lights as part of its delivery service. (USA Today)
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