Worker pay gains cooled at the end of last year. (WSJ)
Amazon made recent renewable-energy investments that will enable it to operate entirely on clean energy as soon as 2025. (MarketWatch)
General Motors is investing $650 million in a Nevada lithium mine to lock in raw materials for batteries. (WSJ)
Growing political protests in Peru have disrupted the country’s mining operations and impeded exports. (WSJ)
Pfizer expects revenue to drop sharply as demand for its Covid-19 vaccine and treatment declines. (WSJ)
Caterpillar’s quarterly sales surged 20% on higher prices and improving demand for construction equipment. (WSJ)
McDonald’s says same-store sales last quarter expanded 12.6%. (WSJ)
Bed Bath & Beyond landlords are seeking to line up new tenants as the retailer slides toward potential bankruptcy. (WSJ)
Boeing delivered its last 747 aircraft, a freighter for Atlas Air. (Axios)
Comscore says e-commerce sales last year excluding travel exceeded $1 trillion for the first time. (Retail Dive)
Asia-to-Europe spot container shipping rates have slipped to prepandemic levels. (Journal of Commerce)
The orderbook for new container ships has grown to more than 900 vessels. (Bloomberg)
Hapag-Lloyd’s fourth-quarter operating profit fell about 21% to $3.3 billion. (Port Technology)
Ocean Network Express will cancel more sailings after quarterly profit fell 43% to about $2.8 billion. (The Loadstar)
Dry-bulk shipowners expect a big boost from Brazil’s record soybean harvest. (TradeWinds)
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