Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set again to put his Brexit deal to a vote in Parliament. (WSJ)
Mantle Ridge LP has wound down most of its investment in CSX Corp. after spurring an overhaul of the carrier that has spread across the U.S. railroad industry. (WSJ)
A U.S.-China Business Council executive says more U.S. companies are resetting their supply chains on expectations that trade tensions with China will last far beyond the current showdown. (WSJ)
Halliburton Co. plans further cost cuts after third-quarter North American revenue at the oilfield services company fell 20%. (WSJ)
Some apparel brands are severing ties with cotton suppliers in China’s Xinjiang province over mounting reports of forced labor in garment supply chains there. (Sourcing Journal)
Volvo AB will lay off about 3,000 workers at a truck plant in Virginia because of a strike at a Mack Trucks factory that supplies parts. (CNBC)
Container shipping giant A.P. Møller-Mærsk A/S raised its annual earnings outlook despite slowing global demand and lower third-quarter freight rates. (Lloyd’s List)
French container line CMA CGM SA will offer an online trade finance platform for its shipping customers. (TradeWinds)
Singapore’s Temasek Holdings raised its offer to take majority control of Keppel Corp. in a move that could lead to a merger with rival shipyard Sembcorp Marine. (Straits Times)
Kansas City Southern’s third-quarter profit and revenue improved despite flat rail volumes. (Progressive Railroading)
Genesee & Wyoming is shutting the Huron Central Railway shortline in Canada due to a lack of government funding. (International Railway Journal)
Kuehne + Nagel International AG’s third-quarter earnings rose 16% to $286.9 million. (Reuters)
E-commerce platform Shopify Inc. closed its acquisition of robotics company 6 River Systems. (Modern Materials Handling)
Industrial equipment supplier Teradyne Inc. is buying autonomous forklift provider AutoGuide Mobile Robots for $165 million. (DC Velocity)
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