The U.S. economy added 225,000 jobs last month and wages rose 3.1% from a year earlier. (WSJ)
Canada’s economy added 34,000 jobs in January and wages accelerated 4.2% from a year ago. (WSJ)
China delayed release of trade data for January and will combine the figures with February data. (WSJ)
Airbus is in advanced talks to acquire Bombardier’s remaining stake in the companies’ joint A220 commercial jetliner program. (WSJ)
The parent company of the New York Stock Exchange abandoned its pursuit of eBay. (WSJ)
A jury ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $750 million in punitive damages to four people who said the company’s talcum powders caused a rare cancer. (WSJ)
Apple supplier Foxconn is telling workers not to return to a factory in the southern China city of Shenzhen for the time being. (Bloomberg)
French carmaker Renault is suspending its production in South Korea due to supply chain disruptions in China. (Reuters)
Indian automakers are bracing for parts shortages as the coronavirus outbreak hinders supplies from China. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Macy’s is consolidating its sourcing and supply chains to match similar products lines rather than organize separate operations by brands. (Sourcing Journal)
U.S. mining of rare earths minerals increased 44% last year. (Mining.com)
Australian authorities seized a Yang Ming Marine Transport container ship over payment for a pollution cleanup. (Lloyd’s List)
Russia’s Sovcomflot says it will only order ships capable of running on liquefied natural gas until other emissions-reduction technologies are developed. (Ship & Bunker)
Echo Global Logistics’ fourth-quarter net profit fell 79.3% to $1.4 million as weak truck pricing drove down net revenue. (The Loadstar)
DSV Panalpina is seeking contracts with shippers that bar them from using other freight forwarders. (Shipping Watch)
U.S. Postal Service revenue from shipping and packages rose 2.3% in its fiscal first quarter despite a 4.6% drop in pieces. (Post & Parcel)
Debt-laden British trucker Pro Freight Solutions was sold under a pre-packaged reorganization after a major customer entered the U.K.’s version of bankruptcy protection. (Motor Transport)
Direct-to-consumer beauty products retailer Birchbox is laying off 25% of its workforce. (AdWeek)
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