U.S. household spending rose 0.4% in July. (WSJ)
A key measure of U.S. inflation rose at its fastest annual clip since 2012. (WSJ)
A gauge of factory activity in China rebounded slightly in August. (WSJ)
The number of Americans applying for new unemployment benefits rose slightly last week. (WSJ)
Argentina's peso fell to a record low against the dollar. (WSJ)
Strong exports helped Canada’s economy grow at an annualized rate of 2.9% in the second quarter. (WSJ)
Coca-Cola Co. is buying British coffee-shop chain Costa for $5.1 billion. (WSJ)
U.S. sales of guns, particularly the top-selling AR-15 semiautomatic rifle, have slumped since 2016. (WSJ)
Dollar General Corp. and Dollar Tree Inc. reported stronger quarterly sales. (WSJ)
Japan is studying restrictions on Chinese telecommunications-equipment companies Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. over security concerns. (WSJ)
Heritage Home Group LLC may lay off workers at two North Carolina plants if the bankrupt manufacturer can't sell its Thomasville and Broyhill brands. (WSJ)
Tempur Sealy International Inc. sued former customer Mattress Firm Inc., accusing the chain of selling copycat products. (WSJ)
President Trump said in an interview he would withdraw the U.S. from the World Trade Organization “if they don’t shape up.” (Bloomberg)
There is evidence of prison labor in many of China’s supply chains. (Financial Times)
An annual U.S. soy exporters’ conference ended without any known sales to Chinese buyers. (Reuters)
Amazon.com Inc. is launching exports services for Japanese business. (Nikkei Asian Review)
Amazon defended its warehouse pay and benefits after U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized the company. (The Seattle Times)
First-half profits at China's Cosco Shipping Holdings Co. Ltd. fell 98% to $6 million. (MarineLink)
China Cosco’s leasing and finance arm plans to issue $878 million in bonds, partly to pay rising debts. (Lloyd’s List)
Japan's NYK Line and Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. are forming a joint holding company for domestic terminals. (TradeWinds)
Prices to retrofit ocean ships to meet new international pollution standards are expected to rise. (Splash 247)
Publix Supermarkets Inc. is building a distribution center in Greensboro, N.C. (The News & Observer)
India's Mahindra Logistics is taking a strategic stake worth about $1 million in transportation management software business ShipX. (Economic Times)
Retail returns services startup Happy Returns added service kiosks in 145 U.S. Paper Source stores. (Internet Retailer)
Panasonic Corp. will move its European headquarters from the UK to Amsterdam in October. (BBC)
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