A measure of home prices in the U.S. accelerated in December at the fastest pace since 2014. (WSJ)
The White House plans a meeting with lawmakers today on supply chain issues, including the global semiconductor shortage. (WSJ)
The U.S. Postal Service awarded a 10-year contract to Oshkosh Defense to produce postal delivery vehicles as part of multi-billion-dollar fleet replacement effort. (Dow Jones Newswires)
U.S. air-safety regulators were considering mandating increased inspections of certain Pratt & Whitney engines before the recent incident involving a United Airlines flight. (WSJ)
Lucid Motors will go public through a merger with a blank-check company in a deal that would value the fledgling electric-vehicle maker at $24 billion. (WSJ)
The global semiconductor shortage threatens to constrain Sony PlayStation 5 supplies into the Christmas season. (Financial Times)
E-commerce technology provider Shopify raised $1.55 billion in a public share offering. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Shippo raised $45 million in a Series D funding round that values the shipping software business at $495 million. (TechCrunch)
Grocery stores in Texas hit by heavy winter storms expect shelves to be restocked by the end of the week. (KVUE)
Owens Corning is building a $107 million composites manufacturing plant in Fort Smith, Ark. (Arkansas Democrat Gazette)
Tyson Foods is using visibility tools from FourKites to allow truckers to move through its facilities more quickly. (Transport Dive)
Nikola plans to start building prototypes of its long-haul fuel-cell electric truck in the second quarter and start on-road trials next year. (Heavy Duty Trucking)
Cummins will build engines for Daimler’s medium-duty trucks. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Technology-focused trucking insurance startup Koffie Labs raised $4.5 million in venture financing. (Crowdfund Insider)
The Port of Oakland says congestion at Southern California ports was partly behind an 11.9% drop in container imports last month. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Investigators believe a safety feature related to oil pressure on a Maersk Line vessel triggered an engine shutdown that led to the recent loss of 260 containers. (TradeWinds)
Clarksons says trans-Pacific container volumes were up 26% year-over-year in the fourth quarter. (Lloyd’s List)
A.P. Moller-Maersk joined an effort in Denmark to develop ammonia production for shipping fuel. (Ship & Bunker)
Container line CMA CGM will launch its air cargo service March 8 with flights between Chicago and Liege, Belgium. (Air Cargo News)
Blackrock’s Global Energy & Power Infrastructure group is taking New York-listed liquefied natural gas carrier GasLog private. (Splash 247)
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