China’s exports expanded an unexpectedly strong 25.6% in August over a year ago. (WSJ)
U.S. hiring slowed to 235,000 jobs added in August and wages rose 4.3% from a year ago. (WSJ)
A measure of U.S. service-sector activity fell last month from a record high in July. (MarketWatch)
Sugar prices shot to four-year highs after a frost in Brazil cut the cane crop in the world’s biggest producer. (WSJ)
China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International is teaming with the Shanghai government to build an $8.87 billion chip production line in the city. (WSJ)
Boeing’s deliveries of its 787 Dreamliner aircraft will likely be delayed until late October. (WSJ)
Big Boeing customer Ryanair is walking away from talks to buy the new 737 MAX in a dispute over pricing. (WSJ)
Richard Liu will step back from day-to-day business at Chinese e-commerce group JD.com. (WSJ)
French energy giant TotalEnergies plans to invest $27 billion in Iraq under a 25-year agreement. (WSJ)
Kraft-Heinz will pay $62 million to settle an accounting investigation that resulted in sanctions against the food supplier’s former chief procurement officer. (WSJ)
The Kansas City Southern board is reconsidering a $27 billion takeover offer from Canadian Pacific Railway. (Financial Times)
Coca-Cola faces supply constraints in the U.K. and Europe because of a shortage of aluminum cans. (The Guardian)
Honda and General Motors will share some electric-vehicle parts development costs. (Nikkei Asia)
U.S. regulators will investigate whether container lines are discriminating against hazardous chemicals importers. (ShippingWatch)
Home furnishings retailer IKEA has bought its own shipping containers and is shipping goods by chartered vessels. (Maritime Executive)
Longtime labor leaders Sean O’Brien and Steve Vairma are vying to replace Jimmy Hoffa as general president of the Teamsters union. (Logistics Management)
Prices for used dry-bulk vessels have doubled as earnings in the sector have surged this year. (Lloyd’s List)
Israel opened a large container terminal at the Port of Haifa to be run by China’s state-owned Shanghai International Port Group. (Times of Israel)
Small shippers are scrambling for air cargo space since big retailers have gobbled up a large swath of capacity. (The Loadstar)
Developer Trammell Crow paid a record land price in the U.K. town of Milton Keynes to build a speculative warehouse. (Logistics Manager)
Business schools are seeing growing interest in supply-chain management programs as the sector has gained attention during the pandemic. (Bloomberg)
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