Oil prices fell to their lowest levels in over a year. (WSJ)
U.S. housing starts rose in November and residential building permits also advanced. (WSJ)
Copper prices are on track for their fourth straight quarterly decline. (WSJ)
Pfizer Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline PLC plan to combine their consumer health-care units, creating a global giant selling drugstore staples. (WSJ)
Micron Technology Inc. cut its full-year spending plans by about $1.25 billion and reduce its semiconductor production. (WSJ)
Volkswagen AG supplier IAV GmbH agreed to plead guilty and pay a $35 million fine for its role in the auto giant's emissions-cheating scheme. (WSJ)
Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies Corp. is set to raise $500 million at a $30.5 billion valuation. (WSJ)
Conagra Brands Inc. is selling its Wesson oil brand to Canada’s Richardson International. (WSJ)
A study says some 86% of companies affected by U.S.-China tariffs have seen orders decline. (Bloomberg)
California will start collecting online sales taxes from out-of-state retailers next April. (Sourcing Journal)
Kroger Co. started using autonomous vehicles to deliver groceries in Scottsdale, Ariz., in partnership with startup Nuro. (Adweek)
Costco Wholesale Corp. bought a 150-acre parcel outside Houston for a large distribution center. (Houston Chronicle)
Amazon.com Inc. plans a 1 million-square-foot distribution center outside Edmonton, Alberta. (Canadian Press)
South Korea's auto parts suppliers are struggling to survive under the weight of technological change and competition from China. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Malaysia’s Petronas struck a 20-year supply deal for liquefied natural gas from Cheniere Energy Inc.’s Sabine Pass facility. (Lloyd’s List)
Dubai's DP World is asking an Indian court to quash an antitrust investigation into its alleged anti-competitive actions at the Mumbai port. (Reuters)
DP World and engineering group SMS are building a multi-story shipping container storing system at Dubai’s Jebel Ali port. (Trade Arabia)
Autonomous shipping startup SeaMachines raised $10 million in a Series A funding round. (Port Technology)
Cargo volume through the St. Lawrence Seaway rose 5.3% in the eight months ending Nov. 30. (Port Huron Times Herald)
Medical device maker Avanos Medical Inc. named David Ball senior vice president for global supply chain and procurement. (Supply Chain Digital)
Colorado-based warehousing and fulfillment specialist Symbia Logistics completed its third acquisition of the year. (Industrial Distribution)
Logistics operator Aramex and Australia Post are ending their e-commerce joint venture. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
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