Data company IHS Markit’s measure of business activity in the U.S. reached a four-month high this month. (WSJ)
Canada’s government rejected calls to intervene to resolve the strike against Canadian National Railway Co. (WSJ)
The former president of Maryland-based Transportation Logistics Inc. was found guilty of participating in a scheme to bribe a unit of a Russian nuclear energy company. (WSJ)
The British Airways pilots union is asking members to settle a long-running dispute over pay. (WSJ)
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton is taking over iconic jeweler Tiffany & Co. in a $16.2 billion deal. (WSJ)
J.M. Smucker Co. cut its outlook on weakening pet-food sales. (WSJ)
Foot Locker Inc. expects flat comparable-store sales during the holiday-season quarter. (WSJ)
A bankruptcy trustee is suing some of wholesaler Central Grocers Inc.’s former leaders, alleging they funneled cheap merchandise to grocers they controlled. (WSJ)
Corporate executives say the shift of supply chains from China highlighted by trade conflicts is driven by long-term goals to regionalize production and distribution. (South China Morning Post)
A law funding the U.S. government through Dec. 20 cancels a threatened $7,6 billion cut in federal highway funds. (Engineering News-Record)
Walmart Inc. plans to open 500 stores in China in the next five to seven years, doubling its presence in the country. (CNN)
Several apparel groups say they successfully completed a pilot tracking organic cotton from farm to consumer. (Sourcing Journal)
CMA CGM SA will sell stakes in 10 container terminals to a joint venture with China Merchant Port Holdings Co. for $968 million as part of a plan to raise $2 billion to fund the purchase of Ceva Logistics. (Reuters)
Seaspan Corp. acquired APR Energy Ltd. as part of a plan to diversify beyond its container ship leasing business. (Lloyd’s List)
Shipping lines are cutting container services between North Asia and Australia on falling freight demand. (The Loadstar)
Dry bulk ship operator J. Lauritzen is shedding vessels to focus more on short-term trading. (Shipping Watch)
DSV Panalpina A/S is coping with growing conflicts with staff over layoffs at the former Panalpina business the company acquired. (Air Cargo News)
Amazon.com Inc. is opening a fulfillment center in Iowa City, Iowa. (KCRG)
British authorities say Ocado Group will no longer be regulated as a grocer as it shifts its business from online retail to robotics technology. (Logistics Manager)
U.S. Customs agents seized more than 150 pounds of black market bologna at the Texas-Mexico border. (Sacramento Bee)
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