Two measures of U.S. service sector activity showed growth slowing in September. (WSJ)
CSX Corp. made named interim finance chief Kevin Boone to the position permanently. (WSJ)
Soybean prices are rallying since China resumed purchases of the U.S. crop ahead of new trade talks. (WSJ)
The top U.S. retail group expects sales this holiday shopping season to grow 3.8% to 4.2%. (WSJ)
American Energy-Permian Basin LLC rounded up enough support from creditors to restructure its debt without resorting to bankruptcy, (WSJ)
BP PLC Chief Executive Bob Dudley will retire next year, and will be succeeded by Bernard Looney, the chief executive of BP’s upstream operations. (WSJ)
South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. ended smartphone production in China. (Reuters)
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. plans to close 60 stores by the end of the year. (USA Today)
India’s government is considering privatizing the state-controlled Shipping Corporation of India and Container Corporation of India. (Lloyd’s List)
Singapore broke ground on a port that officials expect will include the world’s largest fully automated cargo terminal. (Straits Times)
Documents show Ethiopian Airlines flew shipments of shark fins from Ecuador to Asia through the U.S. and European Union last month. (The Loadstar)
A former employee at UTi Worldwide was convicted of insider trading connected to the DSV A/S acquisition of the logistics provider. (Shipping Watch)
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