The U.K. economy expanded 0.3% in the third quarter after contracting in the second quarter. (WSJ)
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. racked up $38.3 billion in sales in its “Singles Day” promotion, up 26% from last year. (WSJ)
Southwest Airlines Co. is flying more than three dozen jets it can’t verify have complied with all federal safety mandates. (WSJ)
Nissan Motor Co. slashed its annual revenue and profit forecasts on weak demand for new cars. (WSJ)
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA will buy out the remaining shares of Craft Brew Alliance that it doesn’t own. (WSJ)
Deutsche Post DHL forecast a strong fourth quarter in parcel and freight demand after its third-quarter operating profit almost tripled. (Reuters)
Shipbuilder Mitsui E&S Holdings is seeking a tie-up with Japanese peer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries following a massive loss. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Søren Toft resigned as chief operating officer of Maersk Line for what the carrier says is an unspecified other opportunity. (Lloyd’s List)
Spot-market container shipping rates are rebounding on tighter capacity. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
Singapore’s port authority will use an incentive program to push ship operators to use vessels powered by liquefied natural gas. (Shipping Watch)
Poland’s Port of Gdansk Authority will spend $3.1 billion to build an additional port to double cargo capacity. (Port Technology)
Footwear retailer Wolverine World Wide Inc. increased its inventory 28.8% year-over-year in the third quarter to get ahead of new tariffs. (Sourcing Journal)
Ralph Lauren Inc. will sew QR tags into its Polo garments to better track the goods through its supply chain. (Supply Chain Dive)
A British labor union is calling for workers at two XPO Logistics Inc. sites to strike, saying the company breached a pay agreement. (Motor Transport)
Truckload carrier Landstar System Inc. is restructuring its California operations because of a new state law toughening the definition of independent drivers. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Amazon is opening a distribution center in Montreal, its first in Quebec. (CBC)
Unilever PLC and U.K. food supplier Just Eat are testing the use of seaweed for packaging. (CSO)
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