U.S. factory orders fell 0.6% in December, excluding defense. (WSJ)
Lumber prices are climbing after U.S. housing starts hit a 13-year high. (WSJ)
United and American airlines suspended flights to Hong Kong as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. (WSJ)
The White House says fallout from the coronavirus outbreak could delay the expected boost from the first phase of the U.S.-China trade deal. (WSJ)
The U.S. will allow companies to pursue tariffs against foreign competitors that have benefitted from currency manipulation. (WSJ)
Ford Motor’s quarterly operating income fell by two-thirds on lower production in North America. (WSJ)
Struggling Canadian train and plane maker Bombardier is in talks to sell its business-jet division to Textron. (WSJ)
British jet supplier Senior is delaying plans to sell an aviation unit amid uncertainty over Boeing’s 737 MAX. (WSJ)
New York Stock Exchange owner Intercontinental Exchange has made a takeover offer for eBay that could value the online marketplace at more than $30 billion. (WSJ)
Smoke contamination from wildfires in Australia and the U.S. is threatening the $336 billion global wine industry. (WSJ)
Key Apple suppliers are bracing for severe labor shortages due to coronavirus travel restrictions. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Alphaliner estimates weekly container ship calls at major Chinese ports have fallen 20% since Jan. 20. (Splash 247)
Charter rates for very large crude carriers are dropping rapidly as fallout from the coronavirus leads to weak demand projections. (Lloyds List)
Cathay Pacific is asking its 27,000 employees to take up to three weeks of unpaid leave as the airline faces steep financial losses from the coronavirus outbreak. (Agence France-Presse)
Financially-ailing German ship operator Zeamarine is spinning off its U.S. operation, which now will run as Intermarine. (ShippingWatch)
Goldman Sachs is in talks with Amazon to offer small business loans to U.S. companies that sell through Amazon’s marketplace. (Financial Times)
Tech-focused freight forwarder Flexport is cutting 50 jobs, or about one-third of its staff. (The Loadstar)
Air freight volumes at Memphis International Airport fell 3.3% last year, when FedEx stopped delivering Amazon packages by air. (Daily Memphian)
Digital freight-booking platform Emerge raised a $20 million Series A round. (Forbes)
The investment arm of Koch Industries bought the remaining equity in cloud and supply-chain software company Infor. (TechCrunch)
A report says Dallas-Fort Worth is the top U.S. market for industrial building and construction. (Dallas Morning News)
Short line freight operator Regional Rail is acquiring Carolina Coastal Railway. (Progressive Railroading)
A repurposed industrial robot is pouring drinks at a Japanese bar. (Reuters)
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