JD.com Chief Executive Liu Qiangdong was arrested and then released after what Minnesota police said was a false accusation of sexual misconduct. (WSJ)
Japan's Kansai International Airport was flooded and closed indefinitely after a powerful typhoon hit the country. (WSJ)
U.S. household confidence rose in late August after initially falling to the lowest level in nearly a year. (WSJ)
A measure of U.S. midwest business activity slipped in August on softer supplier deliveries and order backlogs. (WSJ)
Brazil’s economic output grew slowly in the second quarter on the impact of a national trucking strike. (WSJ)
U.S.-Canada talks resume Wednesday under President Trump’s threats to expel Canada from the North American trading bloc. (WSJ)
Argentina will temporarilyy tax exports and take other measures to try to regain investors’ confidence. (WSJ)
Cameroon’s two main cocoa exporters pulled buyers from a major production region after threats from secessionist groups. (WSJ)
Los Angeles garment contractor SMT Apparel Inc. will pay a combined $51,840 to 40 employees after a finding that it violated federal wage rules. (Sourcing Journal)
Several companies completed successful trials of commercial drone deliveries under a U.S. regulatory test program. (Forbes)
Iridium Communications Inc. will work with Rolls-Royce Marine on development of autonomous ships. (Maritime Executive)
Britain’s Royal Mail PLC bought parcel-delivery firm Dicom Canada for $276 million. (The Independent)
Boston-based Vecna Technologies raised $13.5 million in a new funding round to back its warehouse robotics business. (Xconomy)
Danish robot equipment provider OnRobot A/S acquired Purple Robotics, a vendor of “gripper” automation technology. (DC Velocity)
Greek dockworkers walked off their jobs over wages and labor rights. (Reuters)
U.S. dockworkers will vote next month on the East and Gulf coast port labor contract. (Journal of Commerce)
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is taking a 30% stake in Brazil’s Port of Pecem. (Lloyd’s List)
CMA CGM SA became the latest container line to pull services from the U.K.’s troubled Port of Felixstowe. (The Loadstar)
Port trucking app business DrayNow raised $5 million in a funding round led by Comcast Ventures. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Digital blockchain-focused platform Blockshipping failed to gain expected funding in an initial coin offering. (Shipping Watch)
Freight forwarder Hermes is taking over two Seko Logistics offices in Germany. (Air Cargo News)
Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics increased its first-half net profit 20% to $100.4 million. (Post & Parcel)
U.K. freight operator Eddie Stobbart Logistics swung to a $1.8 million first-half net profit on a 25.3% gain in revenue. (Motor Transport)
Walmart is putting a $41 million e-commerce fulfillment center south of Louisville, Ky. (Louisville Courier Journal)
An 18-wheeler carrying Axe body spray exploded in Texas. (CNN)
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