Women held more U.S. jobs than men in December for the first time in nearly a decade. (WSJ)
Iran says its armed forces mistakenly shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside Tehran’s airport. (WSJ)
Auto sales in China fell 8.2% in 2019 from a year earlier. (WSJ)
Ford Motor Co. expects further troubles in its China business after its sales declined last year for the third straight year. (WSJ)
The U.S. and China agreed to semiannual talks to push for economic reform and resolve disputes. (WSJ)
The Trump administration expanded sanctions against Iran, targeting the construction, manufacturing, textiles, and mining sectors. (WSJ)
U.S. sanctions have slowed construction of a natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany. (WSJ)
Boeing internal communications show employees displaying a cavalier attitude toward safety, ridiculing regulators and some airline officials. (WSJ)
U.S. manufacturers are adding relocation incentives to lure workers to unfilled factory jobs. (WSJ)
Strong price competition cut the number of electric-vehicle battery makers in China in half last year. (Nikkei Asian Review)
U.K. retailer Joules warned that its holiday-season sales fell because of supply chain problems. (Financial Times)
British retail chain Marks & Spencer says its holiday profits were hurt by an oversupply of food and men’s skinny trousers. (The Telegraph)
Grocery wholesaler and retailer Supervalu will eliminate 280 jobs as it closes an Oregon distribution center. (Portland Oregonian)
United Parcel Service Inc. is seeking a tax break for a $216.5 million expansion of its Memphis International Airport operation. (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
The National Retail Federation’s Global Port Tracker report projects a return to traditional season flows this year. (Logistics Management)
China is waiving taxes on exports of low-sulfur ship fuel. (Reuters)
Chinese truckers say the country’s new toll system has raised costs and made working conditions on the road tougher. (South China Morning Post)
Shipping customers including Ralph Lauren Corp. and freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel International AG joined a pledge to avoid moving goods through Arctic routes. (Seatrade Maritime)
Pacific International Lines is struggling to pay its bunker suppliers and faces potential sanctions on its container ships. (Lloyd’s List)
Investors in West Africa are launching a dry bulk shipping Line, Guinea Shipping Corp. (Splash 247)
U.S. maritime regulators are undertaking an antitrust review of the TradeLens blockchain technology platform. (Supply Chain Dive)
The Philippines is returning to South Korea 60 containers of waste that had been shipped to the country and stranded there since July 2018. (Manila Bulletin)
A volcano eruption near the Philippine capital forced Manila’s international airport to shut down. (Associated Press)
Technology-focused freight forwarder Flexport is dropping its dedicated trans-Pacific freighter operation. (The Loadstar)
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