British lawmakers triggered a confidence vote on Prime Minister Theresa May’s government that could further destabilize the already chaotic Brexit process. (WSJ)
British manufacturing output slumped in October. (WSJ)
A gauge of U.S. business prices rose slightly last month. (WSJ)
Almost half of U.S. chief financial officers believe the economy will fall into a recession by the end of 2019. (WSJ)
Optimism among U.S. small-business owner fell in November for the third straight month. (WSJ)
Technology supplier Super Micro Computer Inc. says a third-party firm didn't find malicious hardware on its equipment as described in a media report. (WSJ)
SoftBank Group Corp. may eliminate some Huawei Technologies Co. gear from its Japanese network. (WSJ)
Hammond Kennedy Whitney & Co. acquired Canadian specialty produce distributor Fresh Direct Produce LLC.(WSJ)
Cisco Systems Inc. is in talks to buy optical chip technology company Luxtera Inc. (Bloomberg)
Monthly revenue fell at most of Apple Inc.’s Taiwanese suppliers. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Second-tier apparel-producing countries are gaining bigger roles as sources of denim. (Sourcing Journal)
Amazon is expanding operations at Chicago Rockford International Airport in Illinois. (Air Cargo World)
A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S will test a blockchain system for tracking ship crews. (Port Technology)
Abu Dhabi’s Goldilocks Investment Co. is taking a stake in chemical tanker operator Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC. (Splash 247)
China’s Qingdao Port started construction of a second large crude oil import terminal. (Seatrade Maritime)
The Port of Baltimore received $6.5 million federal funding to build a second 50-foot-deep berth for ultralarge container ships. (Chesapeake Bay Magazine)
Employers at the Port of New York and New Jersey plan to hire more longshore workers for auto handling and cruise work. (Journal of Commerce)
New England Central Railroad is upgrading its corridor through Western Massachusetts to handle standard-weight freight cars. (WBUR)
Routing software vendor Wise Systems Inc. raised $7 million from the Gradient Ventures fund of Alphabet Inc.'s Google. (DC Velocity)
U.S. diesel fuel prices are at the lowest point since April. (Commercial Carrier Journal).
El Paso, Texas, is weighing a $33 million plan to slash wait times on bridges between the city and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (KFOX)
U.K. trucking firm 3B Logistics Ltd. entered liquidation. (Motor Transport)
Chinese grocery-delivery app Fresh Buddy raised $100 million in Series B funding. (TechCrunch)
Online fulfillment firm Radial is using mobile autonomous robots from Locus Robotics Inc. to help process orders. (Supply & Demand Chain Executive)
Consumers are having a hard time finding printed toy catalogs from Amazon and Walmart Inc. (Washington Post)
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