U.S. retail sales fell 1.3% from April to May as consumers cut back on big-ticket items. (WSJ)
Wholesale supplier prices rose sharply for a second straight month. (WSJ)
The U.S. and the EU agreed to suspend their long-running dispute over subsidies to Boeing and Airbus. (WSJ)
The Senate confirmed Lina Khan, who has said Amazon benefits from light antitrust enforcement, as a member of the Federal Trade Commission. (WSJ)
Lordstown Motors is bringing in a subsidiary of advisory group AlixPartners to handle its troubled finances. (WSJ)
Quarterly same-store sales at retailer Neiman-Marcus rose 43.8% over last year but remain below pre-pandemic levels. (WSJ)
U.S. retailers are seeking a meeting with President Biden over supply-chain disruptions and port congestion. (CNN)
Ford resumed shipping its new Bronco SUV from its Michigan assembly plant for the first time in 25 years. (Detroit News)
India is expediting an antitrust probe into business practices at Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart. (Reuters)
Trans-Pacific container lines are likely to follow their June 1 general rate increase with another this month. (Journal of Commerce)
Hapag-Lloyd is adding container shipping capacity amid strong demand and heavy congestion around the world. (Lloyd’s List)
Container ship owner Costamare is entering the dry-bulk market with the acquisition of 16 vessels. (ShippingWatch)
South Korean container line HMM says its email system was taken down by a cyberattack. (The Loadstar)
FedEx and autonomous-delivery startup Nuro will test parcel delivery using company’s driverless vehicles. (TechCrunch)
Emirates lost $6 billion over the past fiscal year even as cargo revenue jumped 53% to $4.7 billion. (Air Cargo News)
E&J Gallo Winery is building its first East Coast production and distribution center in Chester County, S.C. (The State)
Northwest Grains International is building a transload facility in South Carolina that will connect to the Port of Charleston through CSX service. (Progressive Railroading)
Canada reached its deadline for electronic logging devices without certifying any devices truckers have to use. (Heavy Duty Trucking)
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