The U.S. will restore 50% tariffs on steel imports from Turkey. (WSJ)
Surging pork prices pushed China’s consumer inflation to a near six-year high in September. (WSJ)
Harley-Davidson Inc. stopped production and deliveries of its first electric motorcycle after discovering a problem in the vehicles’ charging equipment. (WSJ)
Uber Technologies Inc. is cutting about 350 jobs, or about 1% of its workforce. (WSJ)
Deere & Co. is spending billions of dollars annually to buy its own equipment for a leasing program as demand to buy new farm machinery wanes. (WSJ)
Farmers who delayed planting in waterlogged fields this spring are racing to harvest their crops as heavy snowfall threatens to damage their yield. (WSJ)
Saks Fifth Avenue stores owner Authentic Brands Group LLC is emerging as the likely buyer of Barneys New York Inc. (WSJ)
Auto sales in China fell for a 15th straight month in September. (Reuters)
Singapore’s economy grew 0.1% in the third quarter after contracting in the previous quarter. (Straits Times)
Australia’s agricultural exports are withering under the country’s worst drought in more than 50 years. (Nikkei Asian Review)
A survey of logistics purchasing managers showed warehouse capacity expanding from August to September. (Supply Chain Quarterly)
A McKinsey survey suggests sourcing operations will need a sustainability agenda to attract talent in the coming years. (Sourcing Journal)
Texas-based Polte raised $12.5 million in a funding round backing its tracking systems for supply chains using 4G and potentially 5G technology. (TechCrunch)
The European Shippers Council and Drewry Shipping Consultants Ltd. created an indexing mechanism to account for new low-sulfur marine fuel. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
Authorities plan to dismantle the capsized car carrier Golden Ray to remove it from waters off Georgia after determining they can’t safely refloat the vessel. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
U.S. railroads are pressing trucking companies to use 53-foot shipping containers rather than trailers in intermodal operations. (Journal of Commerce)
A Panama company says it is shipping record volumes of pineapples by air. (Fruitnet)
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