China’s economy grew 6.2% in the second quarter, the slowest pace since 1992. (WSJ)
Chinese exports fell 1.3% in June while imports tumbled 7.3%. (WSJ)
A gauge of business prices in the U.S. ticked up 0.1% in June. (WSJ)
A growing number of government and industry officials say fixing problems with the Boeing Co. 737 MAX is likely to stretch into next year. (WSJ)
Huawei Technologies Co. plans extensive layoffs in the U.S., as the Chinese technology giant struggles with its American blacklisting. (WSJ)
The International Energy Agency expects global demand for OPEC crude oil to fall to a 16-and-a-half-year low next year. (WSJ)
Singapore’s economy unexpectedly shrank 3.4% in the second quarter. (Bloomberg)
Amazon.com Inc. workers at seven fulfillment centers across Germany began a two-day strike. (Financial Post)
Amazon plans to build its 13th German warehouse in the western city of Moenchengladbach. (Reuters)
Department store operator Barneys New York Inc. is exploring options that include a bankruptcy filing. (CNBC)
Los Angeles port commissioners upheld their earlier decision to permit automation at a port container terminal. (Daily Breeze)
Several container shipping lines and terminal operators say they will cooperate to advance digital shipping initiatives. (Loadstar)
Japanese delivery company Yamato Holdings Ltd. faces a second straight quarterly loss as it copes with a shortage of drivers. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Less-than-truckload carrier LME abruptly shut down and closed its 30 terminals across several Midwestern states. (Minneapolis Star-Tribune)
California-based regional agriculture trucker Timmerman Starlite Trucking Inc. shut down. (Modesto Bee)
Maryland-based truckload carrier Cowan Systems LLC bought Pennsylvania-based Carlisle Carrier Corp. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Merck & Co. used a specially-equipped drone to deliver temperature-sensitive pharmaceuticals to islands around the Bahamas. (Fierce Pharma)
New York-based startup Anvyl raised $9.3 million in a Series A funding round to support its technology aimed at helping direct-to-consumer brands manage their supply chains. (TechCrunch)
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