The February jobs report will offer a gauge of the labor market before the coronavirus epidemic started to affect the U.S. economy. (WSJ)
OPEC members agreed to cut crude output as demand falls. (WSJ)
Fallout from the coronavirus is putting Italy at risk of recession. (WSJ)
The spread of coronavirus is exposing global steelmakers’ dependence on Chinese raw materials. (WSJ)
Costco Wholesale said sales jumped 12.1% in February as shoppers stockpiled bulks goods. (WSJ)
Kroger reported a 26% increase in quarterly profit. (WSJ)
Starbucks cut its China sales forecast and is suspending new-store development there. (WSJ)
Amazon is struggling to rein in price-gouging of virus-related supplies by third-party sellers. (WSJ)
Authorities are seizing truckloads of hemp they mistook for marijuana. (WSJ)
Gap named Old Navy chief Sonia Syngal as its next chief executive. (WSJ)
3M is sourcing materials for protective face masks from regional manufacturers to avoid supply-chain disruptions. (Reuters)
Container-ship operators plan to cut trans-Pacific capacity between Asia and the U.S. by 2.3%. (The Loadstar)
P&O Maritime Logistics appointed Martin Helweg as chief executive. (Seatrade Maritime)
Indian regulators approved Allcargo Logistics’s offer to acquire a controlling stake in express logistics company Gati. (Business Standard)
California’s attorney general filed a lawsuit to block a large air cargo operation at San Bernardino International Airport over environmental concerns. (Redlands Community News)
Old Dominion Freight Line’s tonnage per day fell 5.2% in February. (Journal of Commerce)
A developer is building 1.5 million square feet of warehouse space in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. (Lehigh Valley Live)
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