The net worth of U.S. households rose to the highest level ever in the second quarter. (WSJ)
The supply of existing single-family homes for sale reached its lowest level in records dating to 1982. (WSJ)
Oil prices fell sharply on fears that some of Libya’s long-blockaded crude would return to the oversupplied market. (WSJ)
EBay will offer its online sellers discounted shipping with United Parcel Service because of delivery delays at the U.S. Postal Service. (Washington Post)
General Electric plans to stop making coal-fired power plants. (Reuters)
Walmart plans to move all its operations, including its trucks, to zero-emissions power by 2040. (MarketWatch)
Drug maker Novo Nordisk told its 60,000 suppliers they must start producing and transporting their products through sustainable operations by 2030. (ShippingWatch)
Boeing is adding freighter conversion lines in China and Singapore amid growing demand for 737 and 767 cargo aircraft. (FlightGlobal)
German airline Lufthansa is cutting more staff and putting from service the last of its A380 and A340-600 jets. (Associated Press)
FedEx is studying the use of small self-flying planes to serve remote areas. (Bloomberg)
U.S. maritime regulators warned container lines they are increasing their “scrutiny of markets” amid fast-rising shipping rates. (Lloyd’s List)
All three container shipping alliances said they would reinstate the trans-Pacific sailings they had canceled in October. (Splash 247)
Clarksons says the orderbook for new ships of all types is at its lowest point since 1989. (TradeWinds)
The Intermodal Association of North America says truck-trailer shipments in intermodal service fell 12.7% in August from a year ago. (Logistics Management)
The U.K.’s Matlock Transport has sold off its fleet and its liquidating. (Motor Transport)
An unnamed “internationally recognized e-commerce company” is looking at moving into an empty fulfillment center in Lancaster County, Pa. (Lancaster Online)
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