Total U.S. employment in the year through March was weaker than previously thought. (WSJ)
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has postponed plans to list in Hong Kong as protests drag on. (WSJ)
The U.S. struck a deal that will remove import duties on Mexican tomato growers. (WSJ)
Quarterly earnings at Lowe’s Co. rose 10% as the company outsourced jobs and retooled inventory practices. (WSJ)
Nordstrom Inc. narrowed its sales forecast after declines in quarterly sales and profit. (WSJ)
Target Corp.’s digital sales jumped 34% in the second quarter. (WSJ)
Walmart Inc. sued Tesla Inc. over roof fires at stores outfitted with the company’s solar panels. (WSJ)
Jumia Technologies AG, Africa’s largest online retailer, fired employees after investigations of improper sales practices. (WSJ)
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services swung to a net profit of $5.1 million in the second quarter. (American Shipper)
Clarksons PLC projects dry bulk demand to grow next year roughly equal to capacity growth. (Lloyd's List)
Indonesia reversed course and will require its flag-state vessels to comply with new low-sulfur fuel rules. (Reuters)
Officials responded to the third bomb threat this summer at a shipyard in Norfolk, Va. (Virginian-Pilot)
Wildfires in Alaska closed highways and disrupted freight rail service. (Alaska Public Media)
Supply-chain software firm Descartes Systems Group Inc. bought transport management system provider BestTransport.com. (DC Velocity)
Kroger Co. and Walgreens Boots Alliance Co. are expanding a retail pilot to Knoxville, Tenn., pharmacies and supermarkets. (Supermarket News)
The British Museum will move hundreds of thousands of artifacts to a $77.6 million storage facility in Shinfield, England. (The Art Newspaper)
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