U.S. wholesale inventories rose 0.6% in July. (WSJ)
Industrial production in the eurozone declined for the second straight month in July. (WSJ)
The number of available jobs in the U.S. rose to the highest level on record in July, exceeding job seekers by more than 650,000. (WSJ)
Workers at two big U.S. steelmakers are demanding higher wages as metals tariffs push prices and profits to their highest point in years. (WSJ)
Turkey’s construction boom has begun to unravel, threatening to deepen a currency crisis. (WSJ)
Carlyle Group took a “significant minority stake” in pharmaceutical supplier Ambio Holdings Inc. (WSJ)
Mondelez International Inc. is stockpiling chocolate and other confection ingredients in case of post-Brexit supply disruptions. (The Guardian)
Boeing Co. is bringing back retired workers to try to fix delays in production of 737 jets. (Reuters)
Tesla Inc. is dropping two color options for its vehicles to simplify production. (AutoWeek)
Russian auto manufacturers are increasingly using national currencies rather than U.S. dollars to pay for imported parts. (Automotive Logistics)
Logistics investment in China’s inland cities is booming as sites increasingly serve as land bridges between Asia and Europe. (Supply Chain Dive)
British exporters are facing delays of several days in finding truck transport to ports. (The Loadstar)
Rates for chartering large liquefied natural gas tankers out of the U.S. are soaring. (Seatrade Maritime)
Germany’s Erhardt + Partner Group will work with Nasser Bin Khaled International to build a $500 million logistics center in Qatar. (Port Technology)
Trucker Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.’s average daily shipments rose 10% in August. (Logistics Management)
Many factories are installing industrial vending machines holding parts for maintenance and repair operations. (Modern Materials Handling)
Online consignment startup ThredUp is closing its Northern California distribution center and moving to larger site in Phoenix. (San Francisco Chronicle)
A Canadian company is building a cannabis production site in California’s Coachella Valley that will grow more than 90 tons annually. (Palm Springs Desert Sun)
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