The number of job openings exceeded the number of unemployed Americans by the largest margin on record in April. (WSJ)
Amazon.com Inc. is closing its restaurant delivery service Amazon Restaurants in the U.S. (WSJ)
Contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd. says it can act quickly if Apple Inc. needs to move its supply chain. (WSJ)
Drug supplier Insys Therapeutics Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection in the first corporate bankruptcy directly tied to the U.S. opioid crisis. (WSJ)
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao set up a special path for infrastructure priorities in her husband Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s state of Kentucky. (Politico)
A new report says progress in eliminating child labor in big global manufacturing supply chains has stalled. (Sourcing Journal)
China’s Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is working with Audi, Renault SA and Honda Motor Corp. on connected car technology. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Vietnam says some Chinese exporters are illegally labeling goods as made in Vietnam to avoid U.S. tariffs. (Bloomberg)
A study shows more than 80% of the trade hit by U.S. and Chinese tariffs will be picked up by other countries, with the European Union in position to make the biggest gains. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
U.S. agriculture exporters are pressing shipping lines for more direct service from Southeast Asia. (Journal of Commerce)
Indian e-commerce company Flipkart has cut costs for its private-label goods by sourcing more products within the country. (Economic Times)
Walmart Inc. says swapping in lower-weight step stools at its warehouses will save the company $30 million this year. (CNBC)
Half of executives surveyed expect supply chains to be fully automated by 2025. (Supply Chain Quarterly)
U.S. manufacturing technology orders declined 17.6% in April from a year ago. (Modern Materials Handling)
Authorities arrested a XPO Logistics Inc. warehouse worker accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of iPhones. (WREG)
Marine insurance companies are growing more concerned about heightened risks from container mega-ships. (The Loadstar)
DryShips Inc. bought full ownership of tanker-pool company Heidmar. (Lloyd’s List)
Private-equity firm H.I.G. Capital acquired freight broker Cardinal Logistics. (DC Velocity)
Tyson Foods Inc. is recalling more than 19,000 pounds of chicken fritters that may be contaminated with hard plastic. (CNN)
Hong Kong-based toy maker Forward Winsome Industries is trying to rush rubber ducks to the U.S. ahead of new tariffs. (South China Morning Post)
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