The number of new applications for unemployment benefits in the U.S. remained steady at a historically high level. (WSJ)
The British government joined other European countries in offering extended help to businesses amid a new surge in coronavirus cases. (WSJ)
Texas-based fracking services provider FTS International filed for bankruptcy protection under an agreement with creditors. (WSJ)
Offshore oil-and-gas driller Noble settled multibillion-dollar litigation standing in the way of the company’s plan to exit bankruptcy protection. (WSJ)
Corn prices in China have soared to an eight-year high on concerns over shortages. (South China Morning Post)
Some of the world’s top food and consumer-goods brands are tied to palm oil companies accused of serious labor abuses in Malaysia and Indonesia. (Associated Press)
Unilever is using satellite imagery and geolocation data to track deforestation in its supply chains for raw materials. (CNBC)
El Salvador believes it can expand its apparel exports 25% annually as the U.S. economy recovers. (Sourcing Journal)
U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson is leaving India. (Nikkei Asian Review)
S&P Global Platts expects U.S. crude exports to fall by half over the next six months. (Lloyd’s List)
The Drewry Shipping Consultants index of trans-Pacific freight rates rose past $4,000 per container in the past week, up 191% from a year ago. (Journal of Commerce)
French container line CMA CGM is taking a 30% stake in troubled French passenger airline Groupe Dubreuil Aéro. (Reuters)
Amazon has expanded its testing of warehouse workers for Covid-19 to at least 23 states using its own federally certified laboratories. (The Information)
U.S. logistics and trucking operators say they expect a very strong peak fall shipping season. (Logistics Management)
Missouri-based Wilson Logistics ordered automation technology for more than a thousand of its trucks to allow them to operate in convoys. (Transport Dive)
Japan Airlines and Switzerland-based Matternet are testing drone deliveries for healthcare suppliers. (Stat Times)
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