Amazon may be facing new pressure from lawmakers over what critics say is the e-commerce behemoth's anti-competitive behavior. A report this week from a Democratic-led House panel details a range of ways the company has used its scale and platform to thwart competitors, the WSJ’s Dana Mattioli reports, including the use of “monopoly power” over sellers, bullying its retail partners and improperly using seller data to compete with rivals. The report goes to the heart of questions raised by companies doing business with Amazon, including transportation and logistics operators who wonder whether the online giant is a competitor or a partner. Perhaps most important, the report challenges the company’s stance that simple market share across the broad retail sector is the best way to understand its size. Amazon won’t face immediate repercussions from the report, but it may provide a foundation for regulatory action in the future.

Asia’s top clothing retailer has a growth strategy that challenges fashionable thinking in the pandemic-scarred apparel sector. Japan’s Uniqlo, owned by Fast Retailing, is investing in an expansion that includes building more physical stores, the WSJ’s Phred Dvorak reports, even as rivals including Zara owner Inditex and Sweden’s Hennes & Mauritz are scaling back storefronts. Uniqlo plans to more than triple the number of stores it operates in China, to 3,000 from about 800 currently. For CEO Tadashi Yanai, the plan marks a bet that the business will emerge from the coronavirus storm in a better position than Western rivals. The bigger challenge may come online, where Uniqlo got only 11.6% of total sales as of August 2019. Mr. Yanai plans to boost that share to 30%, but he sees bricks-and-mortar shops as an essential complement where shoppers can see the goods or pick up online orders.

The price premium for low-carbon aluminum on metals markets is simple and unchanging. It’s exactly zero, highlighting the challenge of decarbonizing metals manufacturing and other heavy industries, which contribute an estimated 26% of global greenhouse-gas emissions. The WSJ’s Russell Gold writes that the problem is troubling Russia’s En+ Group, which is the world’s largest aluminum maker outside China and produces the metal with one-fifth the emissions of rivals in China that burn coal. There isn’t a market for low-carbon aluminum even though the metal has a growing role to play in lower-carbon supply chains through its role in solar panels, lighter automobiles and other products. En+ is pushing the London Metal Exchange to create a contract for low-carbon aluminum. But any company selling low-carbon aluminum faces daunting competition. Last year, Chinese aluminum smelters used more electricity than the U.K. used to run its entire economy.

Economists are dialing back their forecasts for U.S. economic growth as prospects fade for a new stimulus package. (WSJ)

Six current and former chicken-industry executives were indicted on charges of fixing prices in a conspiracy from 2012 to 2019. (WSJ)

DHL parent Deutsche Post raised its 2020 guidance on preliminary results showing increased earnings in the third quarter. (Dow Jones Newswires)

The venture capital arms of General Motors and China’s SAIC Motor took stakes in a startup developing hologram technology for autonomous driving systems. (WSJ)

India is offering subsidies to smartphone manufacturers, including Foxconn and Samsung, to boost production. (Nikkei Asian Review)

Dining chain Ruby Tuesday filed for bankruptcy protection with plans to close about 45% of its company-owned locations. (WSJ) 

Apparel retailer H&M is rolling out technology including a central data platform to help improve supply chain efficiency. (Supply Chain Dive)

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a United Parcel Service petition to reconsider a $100 million penalty for delivering untaxed cigarettes in New York. (New York Daily News)

Global container shipping volumes rose 1.5% in August from a year ago, including a 16% gain in Asia-North America trade. (Lloyd’s List)

Moody's upgraded its outlook for A.P. Moller-Maersk to positive on the strong performance by Maersk Line and other container lines during the pandemic. (Dow Jones Newswires)

Standard & Poor’s upgraded ratings for Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM ahead of expected bumper third-quarter earnings for container lines. (The Loadstar)

Several bulk and tanker ship operators are backing regulations requiring counting and disclosure of carbon emissions. (ShippingWatch)

Key e-commerce sites at CMA CGM remain down 10 days after a ransomware attack. (Splash 247)

Toyota Motor will work with fellow Toyota Group company Hino Trucks to develop a heavy-duty truck powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. (Transport Dive)

Korean truck maker Hyundai plans to bring fuel cell-powered electric trucks to the U.S. next year. (Heavy Duty Trucking)

Expedited trucker Forward Air acquired Memphis-based intermodal specialist Value Logistics. (Logistics Management)

A Canadian pension fund and a rail holding company are acquiring five U.S. short line railroads. (Progressive Railroading)

A coalition of unions issued a report criticizing XPO Logistics’ treatment of its workers around the world. (Vice)

Private-equity firm Pritzker Group sold pallet provider Peco Pallet to two investment firms. (DC Velocity)

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