U.S. retail sales grew a strong 0.5% from May to June. (WSJ)
The International Monetary Fund says the global economy remains on course to grow 3.9% this year and next. (WSJ)
Copper prices are down 16% from a June peak. (WSJ)
Amazon.com Inc.'s website and mobile application were plagued by outages as the online retail giant kicked off its annual Prime Day sales event. (WSJ)
The U.S. filed claims to the World Trade Organization against several countries in the escalating dispute over steel and aluminum tariffs. (WSJ)
Ford Motor Co. will pay at least $299.1 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit over its use of defective Takata airbag inflators. (WSJ)
Amazon warehouse workers in Germany planned to strike Tuesday, joining colleagues in Spain and Poland in taking job actions. (Reuters)
Governments in Beijing, Seoul and Tokyo are digging in to protect their shipbuilders as the companies struggling for survival. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Maersk Line is temporarily moving its 2M alliance U.K. container ship service to Liverpool because of persistent service problems at the Port of Felixstowe. (Lloyd’s Loading List)
Turkish terminal operator Yilport Holding is offering to buy the Taranto Container Terminal in southern Italy. (Port Technology)
Earnings of very large gas carriers have risen to their highest since early 2016. (Lloyd’s List)
DHL ordered 14 Boeing Co. 777 freighters in a deal worth $4.7 billion at list prices. (Air Transport World)
Southwest Airlines Inc. started handling its first international cargo shipments. (Dallas Morning News)
Revenue at Antonov Airlines rose 52% in the first five months of the year on growing aerospace-sector shipments. (Air Cargo News)
Local officials approved a tax break to have Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. open a distribution center north of Cincinnati. (Hamilton News-Journal)
Big Freight Systems, part of Daseke Inc., acquired fellow Canadian trucker Kelsey Trail Trucking. (Fleet Owner)
Warehouse equipment maker Gorbel Inc. is opening a crane factory in Goodyear, Ariz. (DC Velocity)
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