Chinese export and import growth slowed in July but outbound flows still expanded 19.3% by value from a year ago. (WSJ)
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to the lowest level since the pandemic began as wages increased and more workers were drawn off the sidelines. (WSJ)
Canada’s border agents ended a brief strike after their union and the Canadian government struck a new labor deal. (WSJ)
The roughly $1 trillion infrastructure bill cleared another key procedural hurdle in the Senate. (WSJ)
Chicken supplier Sanderson Farms is nearing a deal to sell itself for around $4.5 billion, with talks underway with Cargill and Continental Grain. (WSJ)
Levi Strauss is leaving the board of a fashion-industry coalition amid strains over the group’s response to alleged human-rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region. (WSJ)
McDonald’s is coping with tight supplies of some of its paper to-go bags. (WSJ)
Cambodian garment workers want apparel brands to provide aid because of nearly $400 million in lost earnings during the pandemic. (Nikkei Asia)
A record surge in Covid-19 cases in Vietnam is hitting one of the world’s busiest clothing and footwear manufacturing centers. (Financial Times)
Some U.S. trucking companies are looking to recruit drivers from abroad. (Bloomberg)
Old Dominion Freight Line is expanding capacity with the addition or expansion of six less-than-truckload facilities. (Logistics Management)
Dry-bulk operator Eagle Bulk’s second-quarter operating profit jumped to $62.7 million against $9.7 million last year. (ShippingWatch)
Amazon plans to open a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Port St. Lucie, Fla., next year. (Commercial Observer)
Local authorities are setting aside land in Loveland, Colo., for what appears to be a large Amazon distribution center. (BizWest)
Air Transport Services Group plans to add converted 20 Airbus A330 jets to its freighter fleet over the next four years. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Fashion retailer Forever 21 is making its third effort to establish a presence in China. (Women’s Wear Daily)
Barcoding and data collection provider Peak Technologies acquired mobile data-collection software firm DBK Concepts. (DC Velocity)
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