Truck drivers and Teamsters union members picketed freight sites in Southern California. (WSJ)
U.S. manufacturing growth slowed in September, pulling back from a 14-year high. (WSJ)
U.S. crude prices soared to multiyear highs amid anticipated supply shortages. (WSJ)
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde says global economic growth may have plateaued. (WSJ)
Amazon.com Inc. is raising the minimum wage it pays all U.S. workers to $15 an hour on Nov. 1. (WSJ)
Royal Dutch Shell approved a major liquefied natural gas project in northwestern Canada that would boost the country’s LNG exports. (WSJ)
Chemical maker FMC Corp. is spinning off its Livent Corp. business as a standalone producer of lithium. (WSJ)
Johnson & Johnson has streamlined its supply chain for baby products by cutting back ingredients and slashing its lineup of suppliers. (Supply Chain Dive)
Amazon is entering the bed-in-a-box competition with a low-cost mattress. (Bloomberg)
The buyer of the Bon-Ton retail brand plans to revive the business with 100 new physical stores in the next few years. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
Chronic congestion at the U.K.’s Port of Felixstowe has spread to the Port of Southampton. (The Loadstar)
South Korea’s cash-strapped SK Group is in talks with private-equity firm Hahn & Co. to sell its SK Shipping business. (Lloyd’s List)
Japanese shipyards have seen a revival in orders for dry bulk cargo vessels. (IHS Fairplay)
Ernst and Young says trade in the past five years between China and countries in the Belt and Road initiative has been worth $5 trillion. (Port Technology)
Cathy Pacific Airways Ltd. is testing track-and-trace technology for shipments carried in its cargo containers. (Air Cargo News)
Paul Dyer stepped down as chief executive of DHL Supply Chain and was replaced by Jose Nava. (Logistics Manager)
U.K. project cargo company Trans Global Projects Group acquired Germany’s Natco Gmbh. (American Shipper)
Increasing technology in heavy-duty trucks is pressing companies to upgrade their maintenance operations. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
A survey found 55% of shippers were satisfied with the technology capabilities of their logistics providers. (Logistics Management)
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