China and the U.S. agreed to hold lower level talks this month, in a modest breakthrough in their standoff over trade. (WSJ)
U.S. industrial output ticked up 0.1% in July. (WSJ)
U.S. retail sales rose 0.5% from June to July. (WSJ)
The U.S. is blacklisting Russian and Chinese firms it said aided North Korea’s shipping industry. (WSJ)
Corona brewer Constellation Brands Inc. is investing $4 billion in Canadian marijuana goods maker Canopy Growth Corp. (WSJ)
Kimberly-Clark Corp. is raising prices on several consumer brands to cover higher commodity costs. (WSJ)
Macy’s Inc. shares tumbled on worries the company isn’t moving fast enough against online and niche competitors. (WSJ)
German equipment manufacturer Manz AG is trying to broaden its customer base after cancelled Apple Inc. contracts crimped profits. (WSJ)
Shop stewards at the largest Teamsters unit representing United Parcel Service Inc. package workers rejected a tentative contract. (DC Velocity)
Japan’s SBI Holdings and other Asia-based companies will invest $51 million in Vietnam's online marketplace Sendo Technology. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Amazon.com Inc. is investing $386 million more in its Indian unit, bringing its total to some $4 billion over the past five years. (Mint)
Ocean carriers reported some $650 million in losses in the second quarter. (The Loadstar)
Kenya’s government wants to revive the dormant state-owned Kenya National Shipping Line. (Lloyd’s List)
Evergreen Marine Corp. Ltd. swung to a second-quarter net loss of $39 million. (Journal of Commerce)
Florida-based International Rail Partners made its first short line acquisition, buying the Mississippi-Tennessee Grenada Railroad. (Railway Gazette)
Norfolk Southern Railway is struggling to fill $51,000-per-hour conductor jobs at its Decatur, Ill., terminal. (Herald & Review)
Atlas Van Lines Inc. and Maverick Transportation LLC are among the carriers raising driver pay in recent weeks. (Commercial Carrier Journal).
Workers at a House of Fraser U.K. warehouse run by XPO Logistics Inc. walked off the job in a pay dispute. (Logistics Manager)
Freight and supply-chain software firm SwanLeap was named the fastest-growing U.S. company in 2017. magazine. (Inc.)
Springfield, Ill., fined Walmart Inc. $50,000 for allowing tractor-trailers to park in the store lot. (State Journal-Register)
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