U.S. services businesses gained ground for the sixth straight month in November while activity contracted in Europe. (WSJ)
New applications in the U.S. for unemployment benefits fell last week after a recent jump. (WSJ)
U.S. labor-force participation has fallen to near its lowest level since the 1970s. (WSJ)
Economists surveyed by WSJ forecast that employers added 440,000 jobs in November, down from the 638,000 jobs added in October. (WSJ)
OPEC and a group of Russia-led oil producers agreed to increase their collective output by 500,000 barrels a day next month. (WSJ)
Oil producer Chevron will cut its annual capital spending budget by 26% next year and sharply through the middle of next decade. (WSJ)
Boeing won its first big order for 737 MAX passenger jets since the aircraft’s grounding was ended. (WSJ)
Southwest Airlines says it may lay off more than 6,800 employees without union concessions or more federal aid. (WSJ)
The Trump administration banned imports of cotton products from China’s Xinjiang region. (WSJ)
3M plans to cut 2,900 jobs amid slumping demand for office supplies, industrial products and other goods. (WSJ)
Kroger’s 10.9% quarterly sales growth marked a slowdown from rapid expansion earlier in the year. (WSJ)
Singapore approved for sale a California food company’s chicken grown from poultry cells. (WSJ)
China is loosening its blockade on imports of Australian coal. (Bloomberg)
Walmart started construction of a 3 million-square-foot import distribution facility near South Carolina’s Port of Charleston. (The State)
Authorities are investigating the loss of about 1,900 containers that fell from an Ocean Network Express vessel in the Pacific. (Lloyd’s List)
Ship owner Trafigura will invest $62 million in research into hydrogen fuel cell technology. (TradeWinds)
Home Depot is opening two distribution centers in Perth Amboy, N.J. (Newark Star-Ledger)
Massood Logistics opened its fifth distribution center in North Carolina aimed at furnishings and e-commerce. (Furniture Today)
Clive Data Services says global airfreight demand slipped in November for the first time in six months. (Air Cargo News)
Alphabet autonomous vehicle unit Waymo is opening a testing site in Ohio. (Associated Press)
Audi is using augmented reality in planning its auto production and logistics. (Automotive Logistics)
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