The January employment report could show signs of weakening economic momentum. (WSJ)
U.S. officials reduced their expectations for economic growth in 2020 because of disruptions from the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX. (WSJ)
Investors are worried that many already-struggling companies in America’s oil patch won't pull through the coronavirus-related slowdown. (WSJ)
Uber Technologies moved closer to profitability in the fourth quarter, and gross revenue at its Freight segment soared to $218 million. (WSJ)
Attorney General William Barr says the U.S. and its allies should consider countering Huawei Technologies by taking a financial interest in competitors Nokia and Ericsson. (WSJ)
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ operating profit jumped 16% as booming North American business offset weakness in other markets. (WSJ)
Estée Lauder cut profit expectations, saying China’s viral outbreak will mar sales. (WSJ)
Burberry Group warned Friday that sales in mainland China and Hong Kong have been hit by the coronavirus outbreak. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Kellogg projected a slim 1% to 2% increase in comparable sales for 2020. (WSJ)
Tyson Foods says depressed poultry prices hurt earnings in its chicken segment. (WSJ)
Nokia’s fourth-quarter profit rose 11% to $901 million on flat sales growth. (WSJ)
Nippon Steel will shut down a fourth blast furnace to combat a growing glut in the commodity. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Toyota Motor plans to produce 100,000 vehicles a year starting in 2021 at a new plant in Mexico’s state of Guanajuato. (Reuters)
Chinese e-commerce marketplace JD.com says it is taking extraordinary steps to maintain deliveries in the quarantined city of Wuhan. (DC Velocity)
Old Dominion Freight Lines’ fourth-quarter net profit fell 9.7% to $144 million as less-than-truckload revenue slipped. (Winston-Salem Journal)
U.S. diesel prices fell to the lowest level in two years. (Commercial Carrier Journal)
Chinese shipyards declared force majeure over delays in building new vessels because of the coronavirus fallout. (TradeWinds)
India’s government approved plans for a $9.2 billion deep-water container terminal in the western state of Maharashtra. (Seatrade Maritime)
Higher tanker rates drove DHT Holdings to a $75.6 million fourth-quarter net profit, the highest in its history. (Shipping Watch)
Amazon is building its first fulfillment center in Iowa outside Des Moines. (KCRG)
Unilever and Terra Drone Europe are exploring the use of drones to deliver ice cream in New York City. (FoodBev)
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