U.S. retail sales fell 1.1% in November in the second straight monthly decline. (WSJ)
Surveys of factories and service-industry companies showed the U.S. economy lost some momentum this month. (WSJ)
U.S. prosecutors are expected to unseal charges against a suspect they allege assembled the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988. (WSJ)
Amazon workers at an Alabama warehouse got approval to hold a unionization vote, the first such election since 2014 at the company. (WSJ)
Amazon is asking federal regulators to prioritize its workers as vaccinations for Covid-19 roll out. (WSJ)
Oil giant BP bought a controlling stake in the largest U.S. producer of carbon offsets. (WSJ)
Tyson Foods fired seven managers at a meatpacking plant who were investigated for wagering on Covid-19 infections among employees. (WSJ)
Nissan Motor picked Japan over Britain as the site of a factory for electric vehicles for the European Union. (Nikkei Asian Review)
BMW says a no-deal Brexit will add hundreds of millions of dollars to the auto maker’s costs that it would pass along to consumers. (Financial Times)
Walmart will test autonomous box trucks on short routes in Arkansas and Louisiana. (Supply Chain Dive)
Danish ship owner Norden is shifting its market exposure by offloading tankers in favor of dry bulk carriers. (Lloyd’s List)
Vessel manager BW Group took a 39% stake in gas tanker operator Navigator Holdings in a $197 million transaction. (ShippingWatch)
Container carrier SM Line is among three bidders seeking to acquire South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction. (Splash 247)
DB Cargo is seeking waivers to transport dangerous goods to China next year by rail. (RailFreight)
DHL is building a 500,000-square-foot distribution center in Stafford, Va., to serve the mid-Atlantic region. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
Office Depot is turning to collaborative robots to speed up handling at its fulfillment centers. (Modern Materials Handling)
Startup CloudTrucks gained $20.5 million in a Series A funding round backing its rollout of software for small truckers. (Journal of Commerce)
U.K.-based JD Sports bought American retailer Shoe Palace for $325 million. (Retail Gazette)
Walmart set its deadlines for deliveries by Christmas earlier than last year’s cutoff dates. (USA Today)
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