British and European Union negotiators agreed on a draft Brexit deal, clearing the way for a crucial vote in the U.K. Parliament. (WSJ)
U.S. retail sales fell 0.3% from August to September, led by a steep pullback in vehicle spending. (WSJ)
CSX Corp.'s third quarter profit fell 4% as cost cuts helped the freight railroad weather a 5% drop in volume. (Associated Press)
Postmaster General Megan Brennan is retiring from the U.S. Postal Service. (WSJ)
U.S. cattle prices are rising, as a protein shortage in Asia drives bets that livestock will be in increasingly high demand. (WSJ)
Alcoa Corp. plans to sell up to $1 billion in assets and may close facilities amid slowing economic growth and falling aluminum prices. (WSJ)
International Business Machines Corp.’s third-quarter profit fell 38% on the fifth straight quarterly revenue decline. (WSJ)
Johnson & Johnson is offering to pay about $4 billion to settle all U.S. lawsuits accusing the company of contributing to the opioid-addiction epidemic. (WSJ)
Huawei Technologies Co.’s revenue growth accelerated in the third quarter despite its U.S. export blacklisting. (WSJ)
Subaru Corp. suspended auto production in Japan after Typhoon Hagibis disrupted parts distribution from suppliers. (NHK)
Children's Place Inc. will relaunch the Gymboree brand in North America in early 2020. (MarketWatch)
Japanese parcel carrier Yamato Transport Co. Ltd. forecasts an 80% slide in profits in the first half of the year because of rising labor costs. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Walmart Inc. started a service delivering goods into customers’ homes in three U.S. cities. (Supply Chain Digital)
The White House warned Chinese shipping companies against turning off their ships’ transponders to hide Iranian oil shipments. (Reuters)
French officials are proposing a European Union tax on shipping and jet fuel. (Shipping Watch)
Malaysia plans to double the container handling capacity at the Tanjung Pelepas port by 2030. (Straits Times)
GECAS and Israel Aerospace Industries will work together on a program to convert Boeing 777-300ER jets to freighters. (FlightGlobal)
China will triple the fees it pays to other countries to deliver postal packages. (Associated Press)
Boston-based RealTime Robotics raised $11.7 million in a funding round backing its technology that helps keep agile robots from bumping into things. (TechCrunch)
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