Airbus agreed with Spain and France to change some financial-support agreements, in an attempt to bring an end to a trade dispute with the U.S. (WSJ)
Brooks Brothers reached a deal to sell the company for $305 million to a venture created by Authentic Brands Group and mall owner Simon Property Group. (WSJ)
Oil-field services sector leader Schlumberger is cutting about 21,000 jobs. (WSJ)
Taro Pharmaceuticals will pay $205.7 million to settle charges it participated in a conspiracy to fix prices on generic drugs. (WSJ)
Honeywell International’s quarterly sales fell 19.1% as rising demand for personal protective equipment couldn’t offset declines in its aerospace segment. (WSJ)
Toyota Motor is asking suppliers to cut prices on certain parts, a move likely to hit earnings across the automaker’s supply chain. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Retailer Home Depot reduced emissions in its supply chain by 10% in 2019 from the year before. (Supply Chain Dive)
Silicon Valley accelerator Plug and Play is launching a program to connect parts of Thailand’s food supply chains. (DealStreetAsia)
Consumer-goods supplier Unilever is striking deals with retailers and delivery companies to extend online sales of ice cream. (Bloomberg)
British online grocer Ocado is adding a small automated warehouse in south London to its distribution network. (Logistics Manager)
Kroger broke ground on a highly-automated fulfillment center in Frederick, Md., to extend the grocer’s home delivery in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore areas. (WTOP)
Amazon will build an 855,000-square-foot fulfillment center outside Chattanooga, Tenn., that will be its seventh in the state. (The Chattanoogan)
Jet fuel suppliers are storing the product on tankers at sea amid a freefall in aviation demand. (Lloyd’s List)
The Baltic Dry Index measure of bulk shipping prices ended a long period of growth with a 23% drop in the past week. (ShippingWatch)
Delays for cargo vessels at Chinese ports are reaching record levels. (Splash 247)
British officials seized nearly $20 million of cocaine found hidden beneath the false floor of a 40-foot refrigerated container at London Gateway Port. (Maritime Executive)
Food-delivery companies are turning to a wider array of retailers as customers. (Modern Retailer)
Cold storage specialist Lineage Logistics expanded into Canada with the acquisition of Toronto-based Ontario Refrigerated Services. (DC Velocity)
Logistics technology supplier Blue Yonder acquired order-management software provider Yantriks. (Business Journals)
Second-quarter profit at truckload carrier Landstar System fell 57.8% to $24.3 million as loads declined by 60,000 from a year ago. (Transport Dive)
Amazon will start delivering some goods in smaller boxes that can be reconfigured into new designs such as “cat condos.” (Fast Company)
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