Amazon workers voted against unionizing at a facility in Staten Island, N.Y., following a landmark victory for labor organizers at another company warehouse last month. (WSJ)
A measure of U.S. manufacturing activity slipped to its lowest point since July 2020 and supplier-delivery performance deteriorated. (WSJ)
Shanghai residents are publicly protesting continuing Covid lockdowns and food shortages. (WSJ)
Australia’s Qantas ordered dozens of Airbus aircraft to expand capacity and replace aging Boeing jets. (WSJ)
Spirit Airlines rebuffed a takeover bid from JetBlue and will stick with merger plans with Frontier. (WSJ)
Amazon is cutting paid time off for frontline U.S. workers who test positive for Covid-19. (CNBC)
Nintendo expects sales of its Switch game consoles to fall 10% this year because of supply-chain problems. (Nikkei Asia)
Toy maker Kids2 is expanding its sourcing from China, including establishing its own factory in the country. (Supply Chain Brain)
BNSF Railway’s first-quarter operating income rose 8% to $2 billion as revenue rose 10% to $6 billion despite a 3.3% drop in volume. (Trains)
Electric-truck startup Nikola raised $200 million by selling a convertible bond to a hedge fund. (Financial Times)
Trucker Saia expects to open up to 15 less-than truckload terminals this year after strong pricing drove record first-quarter earnings. (Dow Jones Newswires)
Net sales at industrial supplier W.W. Grainger rose 18% in the first quarter to $3.6 billion. (Industrial Distribution)
Share prices for operators of product tankers have jumped nearly 50% this year. (TradeWinds)
Canada’s Port of Vancouver is wracked by persistent vessel delays and extended dwell times for rail containers. (Journal of Commerce)
Frontline owner John Fredriksen has been buying shares in U.S. tanker operator International Seaways. (ShippingWatch)
Australia is projecting a 6.5% increase in wool production this year. (Sourcing Journal)
Industrial robot sales rose 28% last year to about $2 billion. (DC Velocity)
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